Tag: spd
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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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City files charges in October hit-and-run at 29th and Jefferson
The city has charged Leo Etherly with charges of hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license stemming from an October 6 incident at 29th and Jefferson. The case has received a lot of attention not for the alleged hit-and-run, but for the rough arrest at 23rd and Union shortly after the collision. The woman struck…
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Charges: Heroin-smoking woman tries to run down biking off-duty cop
In charging documents filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court, Taylor Jane Betts was accused of trying to run down an off-duty cop who, while biking, pulled up to Betts’ car window to tell her and her passengers to stop smoking heroin. The officer told investigators people often use drugs in the area near N…
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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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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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Man robbed at gunpoint while biking to Beacon Hill bus stop
A man was robbed at gunpoint while biking to a bus stop on Beacon Hill early Tuesday, according to SPD. The robber stopped him where the Chief Sealth Trail crosses Beacon Ave and pointed a gun at him, demanding his backpack and the contents of his pockets. More details from SPD: An armed man flagged…
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