Tag: bike thefts

March 22, 2012

How the Riding Reporter got her stolen bike back

Remember how the biking gods turned against Seattle’s Riding Reporter a few weeks ago? First she got doored, then her cyclocross bike was stolen. Well, things are looking up. A bike commuter and racer spotted her Redline Conquest parked in a suspicious spot at his workplace recently. Thinking that the bike might be lost or…
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tagged: bike thefts, riding reporter
March 12, 2012

A couple weeks after getting doored, thief steals Riding Reporter’s bike

It’s been a month of outrageously bad luck for Anne-Marije Rook (AKA the Riding Reporter and editor of the Ballard News Tribune). Weeks after getting doored, someone stole her bike and several belonging to her neighbors. First, she got doored on Roosevelt while riding in the bike lane. The wreck hurt her shoulder and trashed…
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tagged: bike thefts, fremont, riding reporter, wrecks
March 7, 2012

Have a bike stolen recently? Flip through these photos to see if SPD has it

Capitol Hill Seattle reports that a year-long SPD theft sting has resulted in 48 arrests so far and lots of recovered items, many of which are bikes. So if you have had a bike stolen in the past year, you should flip through the photos of 437 items SPD has posted on Flickr to see…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill seattle, spd
February 13, 2012

CDNews: After posting security footage, bike thief caught in police sting

Remember the Judkins Park residents who posted security footage of a young man stealing a bike from their garage over at CDNews? Well, they got it back, and the suspect was arrested. After posting the photos, they spotted the bike for sale on Craigslist and arranged a meeting at 12th and Jackson. When the 17-year-old…
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tagged: bike thefts, central district, central district news, judkins park, spd
February 7, 2012

CDNews: Bike thief caught on video stealing bike in Judkins Park

Do you recognize this bike thief? A Judkins Park resident posted photos and video to Central District News showing someone stealing the black Cannondale Bad Boy from outside their home Sunday, less than a block from the I-90 Trail. They are hoping someone recognizes him and calls the police. From CDNews:
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tagged: bike thefts, central district, central district news, judkins park
January 5, 2012

Some awful jerk steals BMX bikes from Bike Works (+ Warehouse Sale!)

Some despicable human being stole a truck-load of quality BMX bikes from the Bike Works backyard last night. The bikes were ready to be earned by students of their youth Earn-a-Bike program, which provides young people with the chance to earn a ride by completing a bike repair course and fixing the bike themselves. Bike…
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tagged: bike thefts, bike works, crime, warehouse sale