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 an excerpt from his story:
“I locked my 1986 (Tom) Ritchey “Outback” and my helmet with a fairly heavy cable to an 8-ft tall signpost in front of a nice restaurant in downtown Portland on Tuesday 8/22/06. The bike, helmet, cable & padlock were all gone an hour later.
On Wednesday I filed a Police Report & sent details to Jonathan Maus for his BikePortland.org Stolen Bike Listings. On Thursday I got a phone message from a fellow named Bryan who said he’d “seen” it on the website and that he’d just spotted some guys with the bike at a west waterfront bench near SW Oak on his way to work.”
For the rest of the story, check out Jack’s website.
The best thing about Jack’s story is that the police not only responded but that they treated the incident with respect and worked hard to resolve the case. Check out the impromptu cop car bike rack photo…
Photo: Jack Newlevant