By Aya Fayad, MediaNews Group

Troy police are seeking tips following a theft of almost $60,000 in specialized riding wheelchairs from a Metro Detroit nonprofit.

Sometime over the weekend, a trailer with nine wheelchairs inside was stolen from The Agape Project, said Sgt. John Julian of the Troy Police Department. Each wheelchair is valued at about $6,500.

The department does not know the exact time of the theft, but the trailer was last seen on Friday and organizers discovered it was missing Monday morning, Julian said.

The group, which is based in Oakland and Macomb counties, hosts racing events for individuals with disabilities several times throughout the year. The trailer was stolen in the area of Livernois and Square Lake Road in Troy, jeopardizing their upcoming event in jeopardy

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