Bike Theft

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

As a warning, bike thieves are afoot.

Someone, I'm assuming two people, broke into our screened porch on Day St last night between 1am and 8am and stole two mountain bikes. Considering they moved my new hybrid out of the way to get to the two old, scratched up mountain bikes it was leaning against, I'm betting the thieves were either idiots or very savvy, as my bike was the only one that was registered.

Police was notified and unsurprised.

Figured I should tell you guys to keep a vigilant eye out for assholes.

Comments

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, how effective is the registration system? Is it like, shops will check the registry when buying a used bike, and see if it's been reported as stolen?

[suzybuzz.livejournal.com]

yah, and how do you register?

[m00n.livejournal.com]

See above comment...

http://www.nationalbikeregistry.com/ (http://www.nationalbikeregistry.com/)

[m00n.livejournal.com]

That's the basic idea. Also, if your bike DOES get picked up by the police (stolen bikes are often found abandoned at other bike racks months later and police regularly clear public bike racks of abandoned bikes), it is pretty much the only way (that I know of) to prove that it's yours.

http://www.nationalbikeregistry.com/ (http://www.nationalbikeregistry.com/)