‘Timberwolves’ look to hunt down and recover stolen bikes
With thieves feeling little to no resistance from authorities, volunteer activists are stepping up to fill the void.
Bike Theft
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Los Angeles poised to adopt ban on ‘bicycle chop shops’
Los Angeles City Council voted 11-3 Tuesday in favor of a new law that would target people who sell and repair used bikes in public without a permit. The ordinance targets bicycle thieves who live outside and critics say it unfairly targets homeless people. Bicycle “chop shops” are relatively common in Portland. We’ve reported on … Read more
Vancouver Boy Scouts troop asks for help finding stolen mountain bikes
(Photo: Boy Scouts Cascade Pacific Council)
About that KGW-TV segment on Portland’s Bike Theft Task Force
A segment that aired Tuesday night on KGW, Portland’s NBC affiliate station, got a few things wrong about bike theft in Portland. (Note: See update at end of story posted on 4/16.) The Story with Dan Haggerty spent about six minutes on the topic, framed around the assertion that the Portland Police Bureau’s Bike Theft … Read more
Police budget cuts cripple bike theft response unit
The leader of the Portland Police Police Bureau’s Bike Theft Task Force (BTTF) says the unit has lost its only source of funding and will have to significantly scale back its work for the foreseeable future. Officers with the task force had been doing regular bike registration events in partnership with Portland Parks rangers over … Read more
Downtown bike shops on hunt for dozens of bikes stolen during protests
While Portland’s protests in the name of the murder of George Floyd and ongoing police brutality in America have gotten more peaceful in recent nights, several downtown bike shop owners are still recovering from thefts that happened last week. We’re aware of over 30 bikes that have been stolen so far. Most of them were … Read more