Tag Archives: bike thefts

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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Bike thieves attack man in Lake City

Bike thefts don’t usually end up like this. Seattle Crime reports that a “pack” of bike thieves tried to steal a man’s bicycle around 4:30 p.m. January 17 at NE 30th Ave and 125th NE. The man spotted them and … Continue reading

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Cops catch prolific Cap Hill bike thieves

With the help of Velo Bicycles, SPD caught one alleged bike thief and an alleged accomplice last month, according to Jonah at Seattle Crime. Jack Michael Kondrad has been charged with possession and trafficking of stolen property. Court records show … Continue reading

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UW bike parking use up 13%

A recent bike-counting survey at the University of Washington reveals a surge in bike parking usage on campus. Bike parking usage has gone up 12.8 percent since last year and 25 percent since 1995. From the UW report: The 2,745 … Continue reading

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November bike thefts

View Larger Map Here’s the first monthly bike theft roundup. I had been doing these weekly, but thought I would change things up. What do you all think? Is a monthly report more or less useful/interesting than weekly? The data … Continue reading

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Weekly Bike Theft Map (Nov 5-12)

View Larger Map Hmm, way fewer bike thefts reported this week. Maybe we defeated all bike thieves! Hooray! … Or maybe everyone is just fighting back, like this guy. (or maybe it got rainy…)

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