I’ve seen more media reports lately of bike thief arrests in San Francisco and in Santa Cruz. I don’t know if there’s more media attention or if police are actually cracking down on it more, but Aaron Bialick at Streetsblog SF sees a hopeful trend in recent bike thief arrests in San Francisco. Bike theft read more
Platty Jo reports on last night’s San Francisco Police bike theft workshop. SFPD’s Inspector Steven Pomatto oversees many of the stolen bike theft cases that are reported to Mission Station. After his first successful case — reuniting a stolen bike recovered in the Mission with its owner in Lake Tahoe (for which he was sent read more
I drive from Oakland to San Jose on Tuesdays to spend the afternoon with my son. I’ve been using Zipcar to make the weekly trip for the past few months, and It’s working well for me. My trips are usually uneventful. The end to last Tuesday’s trip was an exception.
Low return on investment, but zero risk of punishment means big incentive to steal bikes.
Excuse me — that should be allegedly stolen bicycles. Serial crime victim Platty Jo dropped in at flea markets in Oakland in Berkeley hoping to spot her stolen wheels.
Mobile phone video cameras, Memorial Day traffic death toll, bicycle collisions, and more on California bicycle safety. Gary Richards at the Mercury News writes on the legality of shooting video wile driving to catch all of those other scofflaws in the act!
