Kris Akins(Photos courtesy Kris Akins)

A few years ago, I called a GPS bike tracker the "Holy Grail" of bike theft. If someone could just develop a discreet, affordable GPS device that would allow someone to track their bike after it was stolen, I thought, we would have a potent weapon against the scourge of bike [...]

Hey! Don't get any wise ideas(Photo © J. Maus)

Once again bike theft seems to be on the uptick in the Portland region. In August we had a record 109 stolen bike listings and we're on pace for a big increase in September (52 listed already). This morning I learned of two thefts over the weekend [...]

Seen in the Lloyd District: "A thief is able to cut your cable."It's not just a catchy tag line, it's real (see below).(Photo © J. Maus)

I've got some good news and bad news about bike theft in Portland. First, the good news...
So far in 2011, BikePortland has received about 17% fewer stolen bike listings compared [...]

I received an interesting photo from a source at the Portland Police Bureau today. The photo (see it below) shows a man they suspect is a thief using a hacksaw to cut through a bike lock.
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City bike rack at N Rosa Parks Way and Interstate.(Photos: Jimmy C.)

Back in 2007, we shared what looked to be a clever method of stealing bikes — unscrewing the bolts that anchor the rack to the sidewalk. Then about a year ago, we reported an actual theft that had occurred in Southwest Portland after someone [...]

Watch out thieves, there's a GPS in there.(Photos: GPS Track This)

[Via BikeBiz]
Word is quickly spreading on the Interwebs tonight about what many have considered the Holy Grail of bike theft — a GPS tracker for bicycles.
UK-based GPS Track This now offers (wholesale only at this point it seems) the "Spylamp Bicycle GPS Tracker", a small [...]

"If the person looking to buy my bike from Goodwill hadn't checked your site, I would have never recovered it... Thanks!" — A happily reunited bike owner

It's been a while since we mentioned our Stolen Bike Listings or shared a stolen bike recovery story. I used to keep track of every recovery, but [...]

Paul and "Buttercup".(Photo: BikeFree.org)

[via KOIN-TV]
Paul Lebelle and Adam Burkowske arrived in Portland on Saturday afternoon after biking over 3,000 miles on their "Bike Free" charity ride. The duo are on a mission to provide bicycles to children of people in the military. Unfortunately their plans are on hold because Paul's Cannondale touring bike [...]

The last photo taken of Johnnie O's bike-car; before it was taken to a recycling facility and cut up for scrap.(Photo: Humboldt Gardens)

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Keep your eyes peeled for this unique bike that was stolen from North Portland last night.(Photos: Johnnie Olivan/Rejuiced Bikes)

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Len Rubin, in blue, reacts to seeing his stolen bike.(Photos © J. Maus)

A tearful reunion about an hour ago in a Sellwood parking lot culminated a 10-day search for a stolen bike unlike any other I've witnessed in years. Tamara and Len Rubin were distraught when the prototype folding bike Len had invested thousands [...]

(Photo © Chris Harbert)

In what appears to be a smash-and-grab, small downtown bike shop Kinetic Performance lost a display bike and a front window early Wednesday morning. The vandal(s) made off with a white 54cm Fuji Roubaix 2.0 road bike without pedals.
Kinetic opened last March at 1127 SW Morrison Street.
This theft is the fourth such [...]

The Rubin family is making an all-out effort to find this bike.(Photo: Len Rubin)

This is turning out to be one of the most interesting stolen bike stories we've ever followed here on BikePortland.
Len and Tamara Rubin -- owners of the prototype, one-of-kind folding bike that was reported stolen yesterday and which held the key [...]

If you see this bike, please call (503) 702-2708.

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Thieves simply unscrewed the rack to get Bryan Thompson's bike.(Photo: Bryan Thompson)

Back in 2007, upon coming across a wobbly staple rack in Northwest Portland, I wondered if it was the work of thieves or just a natural occurrence. It seemed plausible that someone intent on stealing a bike could just loosen the bolts of [...]

Easy pickings for thieves?(Photo © J. Maus)

This week's question comes from reader Carl Blanchard. He wants to know if the bike racks on the front of TriMet buses are secure. Here's the question:
"Are you aware of any incidents of bikes being stolen from the racks on the front of TriMet buses? I'm always [...]

"We just think this is an unnecessary ordinance and is really unenforceable." -- Randy Schoen, Medford police chief in the Mail Tribune newspaper

In the southern Oregon city of Medford, local lawmakers have decided to repeal an ordinance that required bicycles to have a license.
According to a story in the Mail Tribune yesterday, the [...]

Robby Fenstermaker, owner ofThe Recyclery.(Photo © J. Maus)

A flyer that has been posted far and wide on the streets of Portland contains allegations that the owner of local used bike shop chain, The Recyclery, "knowingly purchases" and then sells stolen goods.
The flyer contains serious accusations and names The Recyclery's owner Robby Fenstermaker as being responsible [...]

As we mentioned in a story last week, we're working with the Portland Police Bureau and the guy behind StolenBicycleRegistry.com (Bryan Hance, who happens to live in Portland) to catch more bike thieves.
If all goes according to plan (which it should), local police officers will have live, up-to-the-minute access to all stolen bikes listed both [...]

A snipped cable lock spotted a few weeks ago near SE Belmont and 34th.(Photo © Elly Blue)

For some reason there seems to be a rash of bike thefts happening in Portland right now. I just noticed that we've had nine bicycles listed as stolen in Portland in the past 12 hours alone. [...]