Tag: stolen bike recoveries

January 5, 2016

SPD: How an officer recovered a stolen mountain bike in Cal Anderson

Seattle Police Officer Drew Fowler was on bike patrol in Cal Anderson Park Saturday when he spotted a high-end mountain bike in the hands of a suspected thief. Officer Fowler stopped the man and asked if he could have a look at the bike’s serial number. The man let him, according to Seattle Police, and…
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tagged: bike index, bike thefts, capitol hill, drew fowler, spd, stolen bike recoveries
August 3, 2015

Community unites to buy honest stolen bike buyer an even better ride

What started as yet another stolen bike story morphed into a wonderful tale of a guy who simply did the right thing and a community that came together to thank him … and then some. Yang bought a $500 bike on OfferUp — a free classifieds website based in Bellevue that has become a hotbed…
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tagged: bike index, bike thefts, brock howell, stolen bike recoveries, yang