Wolverhampton family's car containing presents stolen in frosty weather
A heartless thief stole a Wolverhampton woman's car while she was loading it with presents for colleagues.
Mother-of-two Francesca Volpe had loaded the silver-coloured VW Golf with gifts for work colleagues when it was driven away from the front of of her home.
The incident happened in Court Road, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, at about 7.30am on December 15.
Mrs Volpe said: "It was really cold and frosty. I was defrosting the car and going in and out of the house to load the car with gifts for my school colleagues and my handbag.
"I had scraped the ice from the windscreen and went inside the house briefly. The next thing I saw was my car being driven away.
"We've had to change the locks on the doors.
"It's upsetting as the presents went along with a keyring designed with my children's hand prints, which I'd got while on holiday in Tenby."
The family is appealing for the culprit to return the vehicle, registration number VN11 FFM.
West Midlands Police confirmed that the theft was reported. Anyone with information about the car's whereabouts should contact the force via its web Live Chat service quoting 20/1030056/22.
