A disabled veteran from Youngstown that had his Kia Sportage stolen with his mobility scooter inside got a big surprise Tuesday night.

Dale Baringer and Bob Cooper from the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2 dropped off a scooter for Darrell Larocque after seeing his story on 21 News at 6.

"Well, we seen your report on TV, I gave Bob a call, I was eating my supper while I was watching tv, I gave Bob a call, I said did you see the news and he said no, I said you got to see this," Baringer said. "He went back and looked at it and the next thing you know he says with me, yes, you are right. We had this scooter from the fair and he had it at the house because we hadn't taken anything back yet and I says let's go."

Over the past two years, the DAV has loaned out nearly 200 scooters and wheelchairs to disabled veterans.

"We all heard a call and that is why we do what we do as veterans and we help our brothers because that is what we are, we're all brothers," Baringer said.

That wasn't the only surprise. During our interview with Baringer, Larocque got a call from YPD. They found his Kia Sportage, less than a mile away behind an abandoned house at the corner of Belden and Windsor. A neighbor spotted the car and called police.

"It turns out there were shell casings on the outside of the vehicle, up under the windshield wipers I noticed, so they are going to have to take the car away and process it for evidence but that's fine, I have my car," Larocque said.

Thanks to the DAV, he also has a scooter. Unfortunately, his scooter was not in the Kia. He's ok with that and is grateful the DAV answered his call.

"It makes me feel great, I can't, I can't express how it makes me feel," Larocque said. "When you serve alongside people like that and hearts are so big that I can't describe how it feels, I just really can't. "Now all we got to do is find out who is responsible and hopefully the police will take care of that and then we will have a wrap on that, I'm just hoping that whoever did this, justice will be served."

Along with scooters and wheelchairs, the DAV has numerous other services including food giveaways and providing color guards for funerals. If you are a disabled veteran or know a disabled veteran in need, call 330-774-8479.