JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville police have found a man's U-Haul that was stolen last week with all of his possessions inside.
Leon Barber, whose U-Haul was stolen the night he moved to Jacksonville from New York, said police found the vehicle at an apartment complex in the 800 block of Broward Road on the Northside.
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Police were dusting the vehicle for fingerprints.
Last week, police found Barber's Jeep, which had been attached to the U-Haul.
Barber arrived late to his new home after a 16-hour drive, parked his U-Haul in his new driveway and went to sleep last Tuesday night. When he woke up Wednesday morning, his U-Haul and attached Jeep were gone, along with everything he owns, including irreplaceable family mementos as well as important documents such as his birth certificate and passport.
This all happened within Barber's first two hours in Jacksonville, a place he couldn't wait to move to so he could be with his fiancee who already lived here.
"This is my welcome to Jacksonville, I guess," Barber said last week.
Barber's Jeep was found Thursday in Moncrief, with his clothes scattered all over an empty lot.
The Jeep had a lot of damage. A window was broken and the ignition was torn out from where a thief tried to hotwire it.
Most of Barber's family pictures though, including the ones of his sister who died recently, and all his valuables were still gone. He had an $800 dirt bike in the U-Haul, a riding lawn mower, a computer, camera equipment, personal documents and much more.
Anyone who wants to help Barber can contact Emanuel M.B. Church Inc., which is coordinating a fundraising effort for him. To contact the church, email Pastor Herb Anderson or call at 904-356-9371. The church is located at 2407 Division St.
Anderson said he was going to present a check to Barber on Tuesday for $800, money donated by church members and the public.