Blue / 26″ wheels Surly Long Haul Trucker 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: Surly
Model: Long Haul Trucker
Color:Blue / 26″ wheels
Serial: M10033701
Stolen in Portland, OR 97219
Stolen:2013-07-26
Stolen From: From in front of 811 SW 6th street, about half a block from Pioneer Square Park in downtown Portland.
Neighborhood: Downtown
Owner: Tom Stodd
OwnerEmail: thomas.stodd( atsign )gmail.com
Reward: yes
Description: Total Blue cross-over bike with 26″ wheels, two water bottle holders, black fenders, and a panier rack on back. Toe clips only and broken right pedal.
Police record with: Portland
Police reference#: T13006814
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Raleigh Misceo ’12

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Year: ’12
Brand: Raleigh
Model: Misceo
Color:Black
Size:Large/19″
Serial: U110K03646
Photo: http://www.bikemastertool.com/media/bikes/2508/large/RA13_Misceo-2p0_mattedksilver.jpg?1340642708
Stolen in Portland, OR 97227
Stolen:2013-07-27
Stolen From: Legacy Emmanuel on Vancouver and Knott streets
Neighborhood: Eliot
Owner: Steve Komp
OwnerEmail: pabstslut( atsign )yahoo.com
Description: Mostly stock but with a handbuilt rear wheel. Silver Sun CR18 rim laced to a black Shimano Deore disc hub. Black rear rack, blue Grateful Dead sticker on down tube.
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

PBOT: Police have issued 118 citations in two weeks around SE Division detours

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Here’s the latest official word from PBOT on the detours in inner southeast Portland that we reported on earlier this week…

Police ramp up safety patrols in SE Portland light rail construction zone; issue 118 citations since July 15

Following up on a pledge to step up enforcement around public works construction zones in SE Portland, the Portland Police Bureau has issued 118 citations, and made one arrest since July 15 around the SE 8th, 11th and 12th avenue construction closures south of Division.

Construction of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project and a future quiet zone for freight and light rail have closed those crossings for three weeks beginning July 15 and with a scheduled finish date of August 5.

In addition to the citations, Portland Police issued 22 warnings in that area.

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REd Electra Amsterdam Sport 2007

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Year: 2007
Brand: Electra
Model: Amsterdam Sport
Color:REd
Size:Med
Serial: 5670301426
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2013-06-3
Stolen From: Front porch
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Owner: Kelly Flanigan
OwnerEmail: nuttigans(AT)comcast.net
Reward: Yes
Description: Red Amsterdam style Electra with flaking chrome on handlebars.
Police record with: T13004757
Police reference#: T13004757
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

black Jamis Dragon 29er Sport 2013

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Year: 2013
Brand: Jamis
Model: Dragon 29er Sport
Color:black
Size:17
Serial: U12YU15930
Stolen in Portland, OR 92716
Stolen:2013-07-23
Stolen From: Motel 6 Portland Mall parking lot
Neighborhood: Southeast
Owner: Mohammad Ayach
OwnerEmail: mayach(replace with at sign)gmail.com
Reward: 1000
Description: 8086318490
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1360856
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Medium All City Dropout ’13

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Year: ’13
Brand: All City
Model: Dropout
Color:Medium
Size:Grey
Photo: http://bikeportland.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/metro-allcity.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97227
Stolen:2013-07-26
Stolen From: Stolen from Metropolis Cycle Repair in a burglary.
Neighborhood: Eliot/N Williams
Owner: Nathan Roll
OwnerEmail: info( atsign )metropoliscycles.com
Reward: $100
Description: Grey frame with white fork, black velocity rims, cream Schwalbe tires, TRP U Brake routed through the headset. Fixed gear.
Police record with: PPD
Police reference#: 13-61978
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

white Ridley Dean 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Ridley
Model: Dean
Color:white
Size:xs
Serial: 20875
Stolen in Portland, OR 92715
Stolen:2013-07-23
Neighborhood: Southeast
Owner: Mohammad Ayach
OwnerEmail: mayach(at sign)gmail.com
Reward: 1000
Description: 2010 Red/white/black Ridley Dean with black Fizik saddle and mavic cosmic elite rear wheel
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 1360856
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Bike shop on Williams Ave is latest burglary victim

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Metropolis lost several
thousand dollars in the theft.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Metropolis Cycle Repair (2249 N Williams Ave) was broken into last night, becoming just the latest in a long and steady stream of bike shop burglaries.

According to shop owner Nathan Roll, thieves took four bikes and “a few thousand dollars in tools and merchandise.” The Police have been at the store all morning to assess the damage and document the crime.

Roll has emailed all the other shops in town to keep an eye out for the merchandise and he’s hoping the larger community will help out too. He emailed us a list of the products that were stolen:

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PPB steps up bike theft awareness with new video

Still from new PPB video.
Watch it below.

The Portland Police Bureau has a long history of working with the community to catch bike thieves and educate folks about how to prevent bikes from being stolen in the first place. Today, with summer cycling season in full swing, they’ve released a video and a statement about bike theft prevention and recovery. The main focus of their message: Know your serial number.

“The Division has hundreds of unclaimed bikes, due to owners not knowing their serial numbers,” reads their statement, “Only 34% of bike theft victims knew their bike’s serial number last year – making it harder for police to identify the bike recovered.”

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City staffers: Here’s how to use blog comments effectively

“I respectfully disagree with you on the topic of traffic signals and support the dialogue on speed limits.”
— A good opening line to a blog comment.

I say it a lot in private conversations, but perhaps not enough here on the Front Page: I believe the most valuable part of BikePortland isn’t the words and pictures we share, but the comments that appear below them. Since the early days, the comments are what have given this site its mojo and they’re what has given me the excitement and energy to keep on blogging.

I could write a book about all my blog comment thoughts and practices, and all the crazy/amazing things that have happened in our comments section. But today, I just want to share one that was written a few days ago by a City of Portland staffer. And not just any staffer, one of a select few Division Managers who actually run things and make important decisions about transportation policy and projects in our city. Peter Koonce is the Manager of PBOT’s Signals, Street Lighting, & ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Division. He is not only a national leader in how to make signals work better, he also “gets it” when it comes to engaging with the public he serves (and his personal, yet work-related blog isn’t too shabby either).

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Orange/Yellow Trek 1000 SL 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Trek
Model: 1000 SL
Color:Orange/Yellow
Size:60 cm
Serial: SC75CU283
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2013-07-14
Stolen From: 1504 NE Broadway from the bike rack at TriMet stop #6843
Neighborhood: Lloyd District/Sullivan’s Gulch/Irvington
Owner: Betsy Price
OwnerEmail: bets.price(A T)gmail.com
Description: Women’s black Terry Butterfly seat, blue
Cateye wireless computer ltd ed from “Frostbike” convention in 2007, Shimano road pedals, two water bottle cages, Blackburn tire pump on bracket, seat pack that says “Helen’s Cycles”
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 13-154708
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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