Bizarre Bike Thief Questions Arrest - Leaves His MTB For Victim

Whaaat . . . ? BIZARRE !

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Police in Riverside had an odd bicycle theft situation. A man was objecting to the fact that the police were charging him with bike theft because he reasoned that he had left his bike in place for the one he took.

The thief had stolen a $1,000 Diamondback Performance bike and then left his men's mountain bike in it's place.

The victim saw the crime going down and shouted to the thief, "What are you doing?" The thief replied, "I'm stealing your bike."

Bizarre !

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Permalink Reply by ad on October 12, 2018 at 9:42am

When my wife had her hybrid bike stolen near Union Station (cut ulock), the thief (we assume) left an unlocked much-older hybrid bike in its place. It was strange.

We checked the stolen bike registry, notified CPD, and posted an ad on craigslist for anyone looking for it, and then ended up donating it when no one stepped up to claim it as stolen.

Permalink Reply by David P. on October 12, 2018 at 10:04am

This is not uncommon. A thief, already riding a stolen bike, looks for a nicer bike to steal and since obviously they can only ride one at a time, they leave the first one.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on October 12, 2018 at 10:40am

Have you ever seen a ghost rider?

I know cyclists can and do transport their bikes to and from the bike shop for repair this way but I'm sure I've seen some bike thieves in Chicago doing this also. I always have that question in mind when I see a ghost rider.