Tag: bike thefts

February 28, 2014

After losing too many bikes, hackathon coder creates map of stolen bikes

Here’s an example of someone channeling their anger at bike thieves into something valuable. Local coder Chip attended a recent Code for Seattle hackathon and used his experience losing bikes to thieves to inspire a project: An interactive map of bike theft locations. The map is not fully functional as is, but it’s a good…
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tagged: bike thefts, code for seattle
February 20, 2014

Thief steals Cervelo from storage unit, replaces it with an actual pile of crap

This may be the worst way to discover your bike has been stolen. From the police report: (hat tip Q13)
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tagged: bike thefts, crime, spd
December 2, 2013

Woman spots her stolen bike on front of a Metro bus, gets it back

Beth Gunn returned home from vacation to discover something devastating: Her bike was no longer in the bike parking area of her Queen Anne apartment building where she left it locked up. “That’s my car, that’s how I get around,” she said over coffee recently. “I don’t have money for a new one.” Frustrated and…
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tagged: beth gunn, bike thefts, king county metro, queen anne, velo bus driver
October 23, 2013

Police: Bike thief arrested in Belltown

Seattle Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning after he allegedly stole a bike from a Belltown condo building and tried to ride away with it. Witnesses watched him enter the secure parking garage without a bike, then ride out with one. They called police and helped officers ID the man, who was arrested a…
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tagged: belltown, bike thefts, crime, spd
September 12, 2013

SPD’s new Get Your Bike Back effort works!

Get Your Bike Back works! Just now from SPD: Just got our 1st bike back to its owner w/ @GetYourBikeBack ! We've added more bikes to the feed, so check it out! pic.twitter.com/PjBk0VL3Y4 — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 12, 2013 As we reported recently, SPD has launched a new Twitter account that hopes to…
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tagged: bike thefts, get your bike back, spd
August 26, 2013

SPD launches stolen bike recovery project: ‘Get Your Bike Back’

The Seattle Police Department has launched a new Twitter feed to help connect owners with recovered bikes. As with cars, some bike thefts are really just people taking a joyride. The thief rides the bike a little, then ditches it. Residents or workers call police to report an unknown bike in in their front yard…
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tagged: bike thefts, getyourbikeback, spd