All-terrain trackchairs stolen from Indiana state park; investigators offering reward

The trackchairs, worth about $20,000 apiece, were purchased with grant funding and delivered in March. They're intended to help disabled Hoosiers enjoy public lands.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 457

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two all-terrain trackchairs — intended to help disabled Hoosiers enjoy public lands — have been stolen from Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, the Department of Natural Resources said Thursday.

The battery-powered trackchairs, worth about $25,000 apiece, were purchased with a grant from the Lilly Endowment. DNR spent about $1 million to buy 45 trackchairs and portable generators for use at every Indiana state park and state park inn — free of charge.

The trackchairs …

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