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Posted on September 29th, 2006 at 11:09 am.
[Hey! That’s my bike!]
The other day I got a phone call from a reader in distress. He found his wife’s bike for sale on Craigslist. He was sure it was her bike, but he wasn’t sure how to proceed. I didn’t really have a good answer for him so I asked […]
Posted on September 27th, 2006 at 2:27 pm.
As promised when I introduced my partnership with Finetoothcog, web programming guru Michael Jones of Code in Motion has been hard at work trying to integrate your stolen bike listings into a Google Map interface.
It’s not quite fully functional just yet, but this morning he sent me over a sneak preview of an actual Google […]
Posted on September 27th, 2006 at 9:28 am.
[Officer Jim to the rescue]Photo: Jack Newlevant
I’m happy to share that yet another bicycle has been recovered due to this site and the vigilance of our bike community. This time the bike was the beloved, vintage Ritchey belonging to Jack Newlevant. He has documented the story well on his personal website. Here’s […]
Posted on September 7th, 2006 at 7:55 am.
You might have noticed that I just posted 72 stolen bike listings. Sorry for the onslaught (especially those of you that read via my RSS feed) but I can explain everything.
But before I do, check out this video clip from FOX News (KPTV) that aired a few days ago. It features […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2006 at 8:43 am.
[Still from Willamette Week videoshows intern using bolt cutters whilepeople ignore him completely.]
Just noticed the Willamette Week has devoted a cover story to bike theft. They sent out intern Josh Silverman to steal his own bike in broad daylight to see if anyone would stop him (no one did).
They also made a video documenting […]
Posted on August 4th, 2006 at 9:35 am.
[Update: The Police Bureau has just debuted their new web page for bike safety and theft info.]
[Recovery number 15!]
This week has been good and bad for bike theft.
First the bad news. In the last 7 days there have been 39 new stolen bike listings (I haven’t published them all yet).
That’s a […]
Posted on July 13th, 2006 at 1:58 pm.
It’s been a while since we got a stolen bike back so it felt great to read this comment from a reader yesterday:
[Recovered!]
“Wow, this thing really works. Two weeks after my bike was stolen in NW PDX, I received a phone call from a good samaritan who bought my bike for next to nothing at […]
Posted on June 28th, 2006 at 10:05 am.
There was a stolen bike listing that caught my eye the other day.
Apparently a woman was waiting for a MAX train when a thief ripped her beloved steed right out of her hands. The woman’s husband emailed these details:
[Liz and bike, pre-theft.]
“She was at the PGE Park MAX stop when a guy ran […]
Posted on June 20th, 2006 at 6:59 am.
A recent stolen bike listing describes a brazen thief clipping bike locks in broad daylight on NE Broadway Blvd:
“My bike was stolen a few hours ago outside Costello’s Travel Cafe on NE Broadway between 22nd and 23rd. It was 7:00pm, bright out, and busy on the street. A woman who was parking right beside the […]
Posted on June 7th, 2006 at 8:05 am.
Check out this article in today’s Willamette Week.
“Two-Wheeled Street Justice: A popular website tips off bike-theft vigilantes”
Reporter Angela Valdez covers the recent bike theft recovery story and says some nice things about BikePortland.org.
I love this quote she got from Corey (the guy that confronted the thief):
“My whole theory on violence is, if you […]
Posted on June 6th, 2006 at 8:55 am.
[Michael Jones]
When thieves steal bikes, they often turn to the Internet to sell them and make a quick buck. Savvy theft victims will spend the few weeks after their bike is stolen scanning sites like Craiglist and Ebay in hopes of finding their beloved steed.
This process, if done at all, can be […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2006 at 7:43 am.
Today I’ve got yet another great stolen bike recovery story to share. This one exemplifies the reason I began these listings in the first place; we can’t rely on the Police to get our bikes back. Nothing against them, but they cannot match the power of a savvy and connected bike community working […]
Posted on May 30th, 2006 at 6:29 am.
A recent bike theft recovery story spurred a debate about what to do if you see a stolen bike in your neighborhood or for sale online. In the story, someone approached a thief and paid them $150 for a bike they suspected was stolen. Some people were happy the owner got his bike […]
Posted on May 24th, 2006 at 7:06 am.
A few days ago I was hanging out on my street talking to a neighbor. Suddenly, riding toward me on a strange bike with a huge grin on his face was a friend of mine, known as West Cougar. When he got closer, I noticed the bike was a green Kronan (a Swedish […]
Posted on May 1st, 2006 at 7:43 am.
[Re-united with owner.]
I’m happy to report that over the weekend, the vigilance and awareness of the bike community scored yet another victory over bike thieves.
On Saturday, Carl Larson noticed a nice Blue Schwinn Homegrown mountain bike in front of Red Light Clothing Exchange in downtown Portland. The bike looked very similar to a […]
Posted on April 21st, 2006 at 8:50 am.
I love when I wake up to emails like this:
“Jonathan,
Wanted to let you know I recovered the bike yesterday.
I can’t be sure, but it looks like the response posted on BikePortland.org had a lot to do with the bikes current “owner” contacting me to arrange a return. It was a pretty sketchy […]
Posted on April 19th, 2006 at 6:25 am.
[Happy and secure.]
Back in March I said I would give away a Kryptonite Evolution U-lock to a randomly selected bike theft victim. To be eligible, you had to list your stolen bike and provide me with a case number from the Portland Police Bureau.
The first winner is Jay Fields! Jay lost her blue […]
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