Tag: chs
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CHS: Honest buyer returns bike after discovering it was stolen
Justin at Capitol Hill Seattle has a wonderful story today about Cleo, who was reunited with her stolen bike after the purchaser did some searching online to find out it was stolen. The two lessons here seem to be: Report bike thefts to the police (you can even file police reports online) and to online…
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Site to connect those with garden space to those who want to grow started with a bike ride
I wrote about wepatch.org for Capitol Hill Seattle, but I was tickled to discover that the inspiration for the site came while founder Peter Rothbart was riding his bike on Capitol Hill. This is more evidence that the urban agriculture movement will be powered by bikes. Some people on the Hill have space but don’t…
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Capitol Hill thief caught taking a bike, computer and beer – UPDATED
CHS reports that an alleged bike, computer and beverage thief was caught near Mercer and 16th Ave this morning: An alert neighbor and Seattle Police teamed up Thursday morning to bust a man who had just grabbed a bike — and a beverage or two — from next door. Here’s an account sent around the…
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A couple bike thefts on Cap Hill, via CHS
Capitol Hill Seattle had a couple bike theft reports recently. First, a man estimated by a witness to be in his 60s spotted his bike being stolen at the back door of the QFC at Harvard and Pike September 2. He pursued the thief, and here is what a witness wrote to CHS: Old man…
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Cycle Cop Chic: New trend emerging of biking while cop
If you’ve noticed more bike cops around, it’s part of a hot summer trend … er … well, it’s a sign of the growing importance of the bike patrols in SPD operations, East Precinct Capt. Jim Dermody told Capitol Hill Seattle. Turns out, bikes are better for policing, too, especially in the more dense areas:
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Woman hit by car in Cap Hill: All in all, I am okay
Holli Lyons, who was in a serious collision with a car while riding her bike at 24th Ave and Boyer back in early July, has updated CHS with her status: I am the woman that was hit on the bike. I am okay. I have a broken arm and a contusion on my left leg.…
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