Tag: bike thefts
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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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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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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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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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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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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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