How a group of unlikely sleuths on Reddit helped a US man find his rare stolen van

Walgren, a frequent Reddit reader, posted on r/Oakland – something of a Hail Mary effort to see if the denizens of this virtual community could help find his stolen van. And they went to work. The original post gained hundreds of comments, many of them reaching out at how cool Delicia is. — Dreamstime/TNS

Casey Walgren loves his Mitsubishi Delica.

Built in the 1990s like a tank, it’s painted a dark teal and decked out with solar panels.