Tag: bike thefts

November 8, 2012

People tracking a stolen bike help bring down alleged Capitol Hill theft operation

A bike theft victim, a responsible soul in Baltimore and a person with iPad tracking software all helped police bust an alleged stolen goods online sales operation at 12th and Mercer on Capitol Hill. The operation was busted last week when a stolen iPad was tracked to the building. But Capitol Hill Seattle reports that…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle
September 14, 2012

Police arrest pair who tried to sell stolen bike back to owner

Thanks to a quick thinking bike shop owner, two people were arrested for trying to sell a high-end bike back to its rightful owner Wednesday. Details from SPD: East Precinct officers arrested a man and a woman Wednesday after they tried to sell a stolen rare, custom-built bike back to its rightful owner. The slightly…
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tagged: bike thefts
August 13, 2012

Portland man tracks thief who stole his bike to Seattle, thief arrested – UPDATED

The string of awesome stolen bike recovery stories is not over yet. The latest comes from a Portland man who posted his story to Reddit: Yesterday was a good day. My bike was ripped off in pdx. I found in on Craigslist up in Seattle. My friends and I organized a sting operation to get…
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tagged: bike thefts, portland, spd
August 10, 2012

Even more awesome stolen bike recovery stories

I could get used to news weeks like this one. Story after story of recovered stolen bikes have been pouring in, including this tale from Robin who recovered two stolen bikes in one month: 2am Monday morning July 22nd my secured garage space was broken into and two of my bikes were stolen for a…
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tagged: bike thefts, kuow, the conversation
August 2, 2012

Man steals his own bike back one year later

For all the stolen bike emails I get, it’s always exciting to get one like this. Matt Goyer spotted his bike on Craigslist one year after it was taken. He detailed the saga on his blog, including how SPD sort of bailed on him and left him to handle it on his own. From Matt’s…
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tagged: bike thefts, craigslist, matt goyer, spd
July 23, 2012

Bike parking overload at Capitol Hill Block Party (+ a sad plea to find a stolen bike)

Bike parking got a little creative during Capitol Hill Block Party. This bike corral in front of Northwest Film Forum was stretched to the limits. That’s 22 (by my best count) bikes squeezed into the space of one parked car (OK, maybe one and a half cars, or one Ford Expedition). Now, just imagine if…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill, capitol hill block party, on-street bike parking