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• A cautionary tale: Medford scraps bike licensing ordinance

  “We just think this is an unnecessary ordinance and is really unenforceable.” — Randy Schoen, Medford police chief in the Mail Tribune newspaper In the southern Oregon city of Medford, local lawmakers have decided to repeal an ordinance... Posted Mar 05 2010, 10:51 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft, bicycle licensing, medford

• Shop owner responds to allegations of selling stolen bikes, parts

  Robby Fenstermaker, owner ofThe Recyclery.(Photo © J. Maus) A flyer that has been posted far and wide on the streets of Portland contains allegations that the owner of local used bike shop chain, The Recyclery, “knowingly purchases” and then... Posted Mar 03 2010, 12:57 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Shops, Bike Theft

• WTF Bikes robbed just days before opening

  WTF Bikes owner Tom Daly.(Photo © J. Maus) Remember Tom Daly, the guy who offers bike-alongs to make sure you get the right used bike off Craigslist? He was all set to open his new shop, WTF Bikes (which stands for Well Tuned & Fast), this week,... Posted Feb 01 2010, 12:44 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops, Southeast, Bike Theft

• 9 bikes stolen in 12 hours: A bike theft update

  A snipped cable lock spotted a few weeks ago near SE Belmont and 34th.(Photo © Elly Blue) For some reason there seems to be a rash of bike thefts happening in Portland right now. I just noticed that we’ve had nine bicycles listed as stolen in Portland... Posted Nov 24 2009, 03:54 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft

• Bike thief “exposed” on Craigslist

  “Today will live in infamy as the day I expose the biggest most brazen bike thief in southeast pdx. If you have lost a bike, especially in the SE Portland and Hawthorne areas, then I know where your bike probably is…” Photo included... Posted Oct 25 2009, 02:29 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft

• Is this thing hot? What to do if you think you’ve found a stolen bike

  Robert Pickett.(Photo © J. Maus) So you’ve seen a nervous-looking young guy riding a too-small high-end racing bike down the street with shoes that definitely don’t match the clips. Or maybe you found a bike stashed behind your garage. Or... Posted Aug 27 2009, 05:34 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Police, Bike Theft, stolen bikes, robert pickett

• Stolen Bike Listings success: Bike thief foiled by technology, community

  The bike, before a thief took it for a two-week joyride.(Photo: James Selman) It’s been about a month since the re-launch of our Stolen Bike Listings. And it’s a good thing we did. So far in July, we’ve had 63 stolen bikes listed. Today... Posted Jul 24 2009, 04:59 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft

• Watch out bike thieves, our Stolen Bike Listings are back!

  The Portland police have already used our new listings to nab bike thieves.(Photo: Jack Newlevant) I’ve got great news for bike lovers and horrible news for bike thieves… It’s been about four years since we first launched the BikePortland... Posted Jun 30 2009, 06:55 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft

• Suspect arrested in Pearl bike thefts

  We recently reported on a high-end bike theft from a Pearl District condo. This theft occurred during a period in which there seem to have been an unusual number of break-ins to bike storage areas in the Pearl. Police now have a suspect in the thefts... Posted Mar 26 2009, 06:03 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Police, Bike Theft

• Thief swipes high-end bikes from Pearl District condo (Photos)

  Have you seen this guy (or this bike?!). On the evening of Valentines Day, Portland bike racer Patrick Wilder got his heart broken. Wilder, who races cyclocross and mountain bikes with the Team Cyclepath, awoke on February 15th to realize that his two... Posted Feb 18 2009, 04:48 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft

• Fox TV catches bike thief in the act

  Private investigators give chase to bike thief (screen grab from KPTV video report). KPTV (FOX in Portland) staged a bike theft sting as part of their “Fox 12 Investigators” series. The video report includes footage of a bike thief in action... Posted Dec 01 2008, 04:21 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Media, Bike Theft

• Two bikes recovered, suspects questioned in Lake Oswego theft

  Lake Oswego police have made progress in the burglary that hit Lakeside Bicycles last week. According to the Oregonian, police have recovered two of the six high-end bikes (valued at over $16,000) and they’re questioning two suspects in the case... Posted Nov 04 2008, 12:58 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Shops, Bike Theft

• Bike thieves, interrupted

  Here are two tales of bike thefts that didn’t go quite as planned. The first, sent in by a reader named Armando, comes from an all-too familiar spot — the loggia of the Portland Building. Here’s a photo of the suspect: A pensive, pre... Posted Oct 30 2008, 02:07 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft

• Major burglary hits Lake Oswego shop

  A carbon Bianchi like this one, valued at nearly $6,000 was among five other bikes stolen from Lakeside Bicycles. Six high-end bikes were stolen from Lakeside Bicycles in Lake Oswego last night. Shop owner Gordon Harber says theives took the bikes from... Posted Oct 26 2008, 01:05 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Shops, Bike Theft

• Suit-wearing thief nabs bike from City of Portland building

  Thief surveys his target.See more photos below.(Photos: PDOT) Central Precinct officers are on the lookout for a suit-wearing thief that nabbed an unsecured bike from the racks in front of the City of Portland Office of Transportation’s headquarters... Posted Aug 26 2008, 12:08 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Theft