One of four frames taken.(Photos: Renovo) Renovo Hardwood Bicycles, a bike manufacturing company located in inner southeast Portland, was broken into over the weekend. Four of their high-end frames with a total retail value of $13,900 were stolen. Now the company is offering $2,000 in rewards for information on the thieves and the return of … Read more
Bryan Hance has helped the PPB get better at catching bike thieves.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Southeast Portland resident Bryan Hance has received a “Distinguished Service Medal” from the Portland Police Bureau. Hance is the man behind StolenBicycleRegsitry.com. Back in 2009 he stepped in to resurrect the Stolen Bike Listings on BikePortland and shortly thereafter we … Read more
10 of these bikes, as well as six others, remain missing.(Photo: Bike Clark County) The Vancouver Police Department announced this morning that they have arrested two men for stealing bicycles that were used by non-profit Bike Clark County (BCC) in their kids programs. From the VPD media release: … they arrested Matthew Robert Smith, 27 … Read more
Portlander Jake Gillum poses triumphantly after his successful police sting in Seattle.(Photo: Jake Gillum) It’s been a good few days for bike lovers and a bad few days for bike thieves. In the past week I’ve come across three local bike recovery stories that deserve your attention. Each one of them shows the power of … Read more
The stolen bikes.(Photo: Vancouver PD) Yesterday afternoon, Vancouver Police responded to a burglary and theft call at the Hough Pool/Recreation Center and discovered 29 bicycles had been stolen. The bikes were used by the non-profit Bike Clark County to teach kids bike safety and were being stored in the rec center prior to the theft. … Read more
A beloved De Rosa was almost reunited with its owner.(Photo: Plattyjo.com) A man from San Francisco is hoping Portlanders can help him find a bike he had stolen in 2006. It’s a crazy story; but behind it is a guy who loves his bike and just wants to get it back. Justin LaBo had his … Read more
Officers look for a serial number before loading a stolen bike into a truck in Old Town this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Police Bureau served a search warrant early this morning in Old Town and among the confiscated property was 18 stolen bicycles. The bust happened at 211 NW 3rd Avenue. I was … Read more
Daniel Scott.(Photo: Multnomah County) Early this morning around 4:00 am, the Portland Police Bureau responded to a burglary in progress at Athlete’s Lounge, a triathlon and bike shop on Northwest Vaughn. According to a PPB statement, 26-year-old Daniel Scott was trying to steal several high-end bikes. When officers arrived they surrounded the shop and ordered … Read more
Reader Matt G. emailed us a few days ago to share an interesting experience. Matt got his bike stolen back in January and, like a smart and responsible Portlander, he immediately reported it to the police and listed it on our Stolen Bike Listings. A few months passed, then he got an email from what … Read more
“Only 28% of bike theft victims knew their bike’s serial number- making it harder for police to identify the bike if recovered.”— From PPB Bike Theft Analysis The Portland Police Bureau’s Crime Analysis Unit has just given us the first look at a new report on bike theft. According to the PPB’s statistics, the number … Read more
Security camera photo of thief in action.-More photos below- Late Sunday night (4/22), two men broke into the employee bike parking at the New Seasons Market on SE Hawthorne Blvd and made off with three bicycles. According to store manager Michael Wolff, one of the bikes taken was a custom “cycle truck” cargo bike made … Read more
Klein Palomino stolen from the CCC today.
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