Low return on investment, but zero risk of punishment means big incentive to steal bikes.
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Economic theory of bike theft
August 29, 20124 Comments on Economic theory of bike theft
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Don’t mess with @plattyjo !
August 28, 20123 Comments on Don’t mess with @plattyjo !
A portfolio of stolen flea market bikes
August 20, 20123 Comments on A portfolio of stolen flea market bikes
Santa Cruz Bicycles entire UK demo fleet stolen
July 25, 2012Leave a Comment
Bike thief
July 25, 20122 Comments on Bike thief
Old but recently got some attention on Reddit.
Video: Guy catches thief cutting the lock on his bike. The thief threatens battery, victim calls for help but nobody — including the security guards — lifts a finger. 🙁
Not only that, the private security bike patrol guy blames the victim for not locking his bike at an approved correct bike parking location.
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Santa Cruz police seek to reunite stolen bikes with owners
July 18, 2012Leave a Comment
The Santa Cruz Police Department has recovered ten bikes that were believed to have been stolen in the last month. The bikes were recovered during various theft investigations. Investigators are in the process of inventoring the bikes but wanted to get the basic information out there in case the public could identify their missing bike.
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