Bike Theft Chronicles: Man gives chase via cab but bike is still missing
Brian left his bike outside 7-11 for just a few seconds, but that’s all it took for an opportunistic thief.
Bike Theft Chronicles
Bike theft is rampant and on the rise in the Portland region. We get so many inquiries, tips, and reader rants on the topic that we can’t possibly follow-up on all of them. That’s where Bike Theft Chronicles comes in. This column features anonymous reader rants and insights into the complicated underbelly of Portland’s bike theft crisis.
Bike Theft Chronicles: Accosted, chased, then recovered
As more Portlanders get sick-and-tired of the bike theft-related activities happening in broad daylight all over our city, we’re hearing more incidents like the one just shared by reader Spencer B. this morning on the OBRA Chat email list: SUBJECT: accosted, chased, chased suspect, then recovered high end MTB fork- Portland long story short, this … Read more
Bike Theft Chronicles: Tracking down a chop shop in Hillsboro
Reader Evan B. shares what he knows about an alleged chop shop in Hillsboro — showing that bike theft isn’t just an issue here in Portland, but across the region… (Evan’s message below also appeared on Reddit) Hi everyone, Just wanted to give you a heads up that there is most definitely a bicycle “chop … Read more
Bike Theft Chronicles: Shop reports thieves are cutting cables to steal parts
This installment comes from our friends at Metropolis Cycle Repair on N. Williams and Page. The shop owner Nathan Roll emailed us to share an alarming trend they’ve noticed at the store lately. Here’s what he posted to Facebook (emphases mine): A heads up to all of our friends in the neighborhood. We have had … Read more
Bike Theft Chronicles: DRT winning Bike Friday stolen, possibly seen in Portland
Stolen in Eugene on Friday and it might be in Portland now.(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland) Willie Hatfield, the winner of Portland’s Disaster Relief Trials event has just informed us that the bike he used — a custom Bike Friday — was stolen in Eugene this past Friday.
Bike Theft Chronicles: ‘Scumbag’ stealing lights in broad daylight
via reader email and Reddit:
Bike Theft Chronicles: ‘They snapped the sign off the pole’
“Second bike this year. Portland, I love you, but you’re bringing me down.”
Bike Theft Chronicles: Stolen from TriMet bus rack
From RM on 9/24/14: “About two weeks ago my husband’s bike was stolen off the front of a TriMet bus. It was not taken by another rider. It was taken by a random person on the street who ran up to the bus, grabbed his bike and rode off. The driver alerted our friend, who … Read more
Bike Theft Chronicles: “I can only conclude it’s all stolen”
[Note: In case you missed the announcement, we are now posting reader emails, comments, and other communiques we come across regarding bike theft. We are hearing so much about this crisis, we can’t follow-up with a story on everything, so we figure the next best thing is just to try and highlight as many of … Read more
Bike Theft Chronicles: “I just feel so defeated and vulnerable”
“I’ve had it up to here with the stolen bike parts in Portland… This is just another notch in the belt of biker discrimination and injustice.”— Reader email, 9/24/14 As we reported back in July, bike theft in Portland is out of control. The problem shows no sign of going away and in fact, if … Read more