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 … Read more
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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
The aftermath.(Photos: Wakefield Gregg) The eBike Store on N. Vancouver Street and Alberta was burglarized early this morning. Owner Wakefield Gregg says thieves threw a brick through one of his storefront windows and took a bike valued at $1,800. This is the second smash and grab at a North Portland bike shop in less than … Read more
“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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. I can’t … Read more
Note: At 7:29pm this evening I published a story based on a Craigslist post (it has since been flagged and is no longer visible) that contained photos and serious allegations about a bike thief working in Southeast Portland. In the past hour I have heard from several personal friends of the alleged thief and they … Read more
Robert Pickett.(Photo © J. Maus) So you’ve seen a nervous-looking young guy riding a too-small high-end racing bike down the street with shoes that definitely don’t match the clips. Or maybe you found a bike stashed behind your garage. Or your friend saw your long-lost steed locked to a pole downtown. What’s the right thing … Read more
The bike, before a thief took it for a two-week joyride.(Photo: James Selman) It’s been about a month since the re-launch of our Stolen Bike Listings. And it’s a good thing we did. So far in July, we’ve had 63 stolen bikes listed. Today, I get to a share a story of how technology and … Read more