Two bikes briefly stolen

[mattlistener.livejournal.com]

Overnight our two bicycles were stolen from our front porch on Prichard Ave (south of Ball Square). We recovered them in the driveway next door -- presumably they were ditched when the Kryptonite locks locking the front tires to the frame were discovered.

The fact that both were taken at once suggests to me that this was an operation by at least two people to sweep up unsecured bikes in the area.

Comments

[fanw.livejournal.com]

For suspicious looking people? I think the best thing would be if everyone went out and enjoyed Davis at any hour of the eve. That would mean more less opportunity for criminals (since there'd be fewer unpopulated areas) and more fun for residents.

Just enjoy the place. Crimes are pretty darn rare here.

[bostonartist.livejournal.com]

"Just enjoy the place. Crimes are pretty darn rare here."

I guess it depends on how you define crime. Have you ever read the police log in the Somerville Journal?

For a city only 4 1/2 SQ miles there is plenty of activity here.

[xuth.livejournal.com]

4.5 sq miles is oftly misleading... Somerville is second only to NYC for population density in the US with a population of 75-80 thousand. It is urban and has an extremely wide demographic (educational, economic, racial, religious...) mix. I'm not saying I'm happy about it but having some crime is the nature of things in this world.

[xuth.livejournal.com]

now if only we could convince the powers that be that somerville shouldn't close down at midnight, maybe we could actually do this