Tag Archives: bike thefts

Some awful jerk steals BMX bikes from Bike Works (+ Warehouse Sale!)

Some despicable human being stole a truck-load of quality BMX bikes from the Bike Works backyard last night. The bikes were ready to be earned by students of their youth Earn-a-Bike program, which provides young people with the chance to … Continue reading

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CHS: Lots of bike thefts on Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill Seattle reports today on a couple bike thefts on the Hill, including one $10,000 haul from a Belmont Ave apartment. A craigslist post lays out the damage: The following bikes were stolen from my condo today: 1) A … Continue reading

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Person shot with pellet gun while biking in Bellevue + Bike thief arrested at UW

A man was shot in the leg with a pellet gun while biking to work on SE 36th in Bellevue last week, King 5 reports. There was no altercation leading up to the incident, and he did not even realize … Continue reading

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Seattle Crime: Police bust prolific bike thief and chop shop

It’s warm, and that means bike thefts are at their peak. But thanks to a fight between a bike thief and an acquaintance, SPD busted one prolific thief and uncovered his chop shop, housed in a storage unit at 115th … Continue reading

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Seattle Crime: Police catch thief stripping parts from bike on Broadway

Seattle Crime reports that officers caught a man who was stripping parts off a locked bike in front of the post office at Broadway and Denny on Capitol Hill. Officers apparently watched the man for several minutes as he struggled … Continue reading

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Seattle Crime: Stolen bikes found at Aurora Motel

Police seized a number of stolen bicycles and bike parts from a motel at 82nd and Aurora where a prolific bike thief was storing them. The April 6 investigation started while looking into an unrelated theft case, Seattle Crime reports: … Continue reading

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CHS: Honest buyer returns bike after discovering it was stolen

Justin at Capitol Hill Seattle has a wonderful story today about Cleo, who was reunited with her stolen bike after the purchaser did some searching online to find out it was stolen. The two lessons here seem to be: Report … Continue reading

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The Mayor’s New Ride

Editor’s Note: This is the first ever guest post on Seattle Bike Blog. If you’re interested in writing, email Tom and pitch your idea. Last month, Seattle’s bike-riding Mayor became a victim of bicycle theft. After donating his beloved Trek … Continue reading

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Seattle First Lady’s bicycle stolen

(Editor’s note: I do not yet know where it was stolen from, that is was stolen tonight, or even really that it was stolen. All I know is what’s in those two tweets. The unlocked bike was stolen from a … Continue reading

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Capitol Hill thief caught taking a bike, computer and beer – UPDATED

CHS reports that an alleged bike, computer and beverage thief was caught near Mercer and 16th Ave this morning: An alert neighbor and Seattle Police teamed up Thursday morning to bust a man who had just grabbed a bike — … Continue reading

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