Tag: bike thefts

August 15, 2013

Librarian who powers Seattle Library’s now-famous Books-on-Bikes program has bike stolen

@gabrielspitzer Unfair on so many levels. And Jared has places to go, books to deliver! #Booksonbikes — Seattle Library (@SPLBuzz) August 15, 2013 Not cool, bike thief! Shortly after Jared Mills helped pedal Seattle Public Library to national acclaim for its Books on Bikes program, some awful person stole his bike from his home (don’t…
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tagged: bike thefts, books on bikes, jared mills, seattle public library
May 14, 2013

West Seattle Blog: Bike theft alert in the Southwest Precinct

West Seattle Blog reports that police in the Southwest Precinct are concerned about what appears to be a growing number of stolen bikes in the area. So be sure to secure your wheels, even if it is parked in a locked garage. From West Seattle Blog: With reader reports about bikes found as well as…
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tagged: bike thefts, southwest precinct, west seattle blog
May 7, 2013

Today in bike thieves with exceptionally low morals: Auburn child’s adaptive trike stolen

King 5 reports that some terrible person recently stole a custom adaptive tricycle from an Auburn ten-year-old with special needs. Return the trike and start repenting immediately, thief. This is low.
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tagged: auburn, bike thefts, king 5
February 12, 2013

How I got my friend’s stolen bike back

When I glanced the flat-head screwdriver in his hand, time stopped. The shouting stopped. The shellack-coated handlebars gripped in my fingers stopped shaking and pulling away from me. For just one second, I focused so hard on that screwdriver that time froze. And for that second, only one thought was on my mind: I am…
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tagged: bike thefts, king county sheriff, spd, white center
February 4, 2013

West Seattle Blog: Have you seen this bike thief?

A West Seattle Blog reader sent them the above photo, captured on a security camera in an East Alki condo building. Police and the bike’s rightful owners are trying to figure out who the apparent thief is. If you have any information about him or the bike, contact the police. But bike theft news in…
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tagged: bike thefts, west seattle, west seattle blog
November 30, 2012

Thief steals two handcycles from Renton paraplegic veteran

A terrible person (or persons) has stolen two handcycles from a Renton man who leads an organization for paralyzed veterans. Ernie Butler, the executive director of the Northwest Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America, reported the bikes stolen November 7. Anyone with information should call the Renton Police Department at 425-430-7529, case number 12-12142. More…
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tagged: bike thefts, ernie butler, paralyzed veterans of america, renton