Tag: bike thefts

October 1, 2014

Jaywork: Ever had a bike stolen? You’re not alone. Here’s what probably happened to it

Casey Jaywork has a great story in the most recent Seattle Met focusing on the apparently growing scourge of bike theft in Seattle. He talks to police, he talks to a bike theft tracking expert, he talks to a bike theft victim, he talks to a guy on the Ave who sure seems to know…
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tagged: bike thefts, casey jaywork, seattle met
September 25, 2014

Someone keeps stealing from Bike Works, so now they’re low on BMX bikes

Bike theft sucks, but stealing from Bike Works? That’s seriously messed up. Unfortunately, some person (or persons) missing a moral compass has been hitting Bike Works hard this past week, stealing as many as 20 bikes that young bike repair students had put their hearts into fixing to get them ready to be given to…
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tagged: bike thefts, bike works
September 23, 2014

Sign advertising ‘Bike Thief School’ directs interested students to vasectomy clinic

Here’s one way to vent some frustration over the bike theft scourge: Humor. Washington Bike Law (a Seattle Bike Blog sponsor) posted this photo on their Facebook page. Stapled to a telephone pole in West Seattle, the flyer advertises a bike theft school including a list of teaser lessons such as “How new traffic on…
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tagged: bike thefts, dr snip, washington bike law
April 15, 2014

Bicycle Pull-Apart owner: ‘I have always followed the letter of the law’

Eric Patchen didn’t build up credit, and he didn’t inherit a lot of money. So when he wanted to start a bike shop in Belltown, he did it without loans. “I did it on my own,” Patchen said. “I put my heart and soul into this thing … I thought anyone who had a dream…
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tagged: belltown, belltown pull-apart, bike thefts, crime, eric patchen
April 8, 2014

Marysville Police recover dozens of allegedly stolen bikes, check if they have yours

The Marysville Police Department recently recovered around 60 bikes from a home on 81st Place NE, where they believe a man was trading methamphetamine and heroine for stolen bikes. KOMO went to the suspect’s home and interviewed him, and he told them the bikes are his. “In the end when they take the time to…
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tagged: bike thefts, marysville
March 26, 2014

Thieves hit Fremont’s Cascade Bicycle Studio, again

For the second time this month, Fremont’s Cascade Bicycle Studio was broken into Tuesday. Unfortunately, this time they were hit hard. In all, 32 bikes were stolen, including customer bikes. That’s quite an operation. Let’s hope law enforcement puts all their weight into catching them. Here’s the announcement from CBS: As some of you may…
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tagged: bike thefts, cascade bicycle studio, fremont