“Now people who are really wanting something different need to wait again. This tattoo does not represent who I am and I’m ready to be done with it,’” she said. “You’re very clearly wanting to change or alter something from your past, saying ‘This is not me anymore. More than hurting the partner businesses and organizations, Wikkerink said the theft hurts the people who use the service. The association partnered with Steinke last year to secure funding for a standalone shop. Steinke offers free tattoo removal to ex-gang members using a laser in the removal process. “It’s a very physical thing to have tattoos removed, but it’s also incredibly freeing from, like, a psychological viewpoint or an inner-life point,” Wikkerinksaid. The tattoo removal service is a valuable asset to the community and partnering organizations who work to prevent gang activity and affiliations, said Spence Neighbourhood Association executive director Michele Wikkerink. Police confirmed the break-in at Mother Ink is being investigated. In November, Winnipeg police announced a initiative to crack down on shoplifting. Retail theft has been on the rise in the city in recent years. “The nice part about it was they actually didn’t destroy the place, which that was my first thought… So I’m at least thankful for that.” “I don’t think they were really thinking ahead… Maybe they knew the machine was worth a lot of money, but I think then once they stole it, they realized that there’s not much they can do with it.” And they even took the medication to use for after therapy,” she said, speculating addiction fuelled the act. “Not only did they take the machine, but they took the equipment that’s needed for the machine as well. However, it’s one of those clients she suspects was the culprit. Steinke estimates she’s assisted close to 400 gang members and zapped off at least 1,000 tattoos at a value of more than $1 million worth of free removals. In October, Steinke opened the Mother Ink space with help from government funding and has been providing the service, along with wraparound supports, on Sargent Avenue since then. The program began as a partnership with parole and probation officers to rid ex-gang members of associated tattoos, but it quickly expanded to include anyone who needed a problematic or personally painful tattoo removed. Steinke has been doing tattoo removal for nine years. Off Grid W/ Jake NicoleOh boy, I lived long enough to see new. “The nice part about it was they actually didn’t destroy the place, which that was my first thought… So I’m at least thankful for that,” Steinke said Tuesday. Topic: Nicole Meyer Susanna Kantian Amanda Nicole Martin Nicole Thorne Nicole Murphy Nicole. Tattoo removal artist Della Steinke in her office at Mother Ink Tattoo Removal. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES A TV was ripped from the wall and food and clothing to be handed out to the homeless community Friday nights were among the missing items. Thieves stole a tattoo removal machine and related equipment (worth more than $40,000) and a laptop computer.
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