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I am sorry Larry. I know what that feels like.
I had two bikes stolen on me..and both times I found them very close by.
Both times, inside jobs.

Are there any webcams that point to the canal? May be there is a video "object recognition" program.

I hope you find you bike. The best of luck.

LARRY SEE IF YOU CAN GET A DUALLY REAREND ON YOUR NEW BIKE.

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Originally Posted by Mike P (Post 773107)

There's two problems with holding the guy for the cops, Larry. First and foremost--you can't do it legally. You can't detain someone for the police in Mass or make a "citizen's arrest" for a property crime. Even if the value of the bike is more than $250. The guy can pedal away and there isn't anything you can legally do to stop him. He isn't in the act of stealing your bike, and you don't know whether he's the guy who stole it.

Secondly, the police have no probable cause to arrest him for anything, even if you can ID it positively as your bike. You can't prove he was the thief, and you can't even prove that he knowingly received stolen property. The Bourne Police Department will not arrest him based on that, and they may not even be willing to order him to return it to you. I don't think that they have that legal authority. You have no proof of ownership--can you prove that it is the exact bike you owned and not just one that looks identical?

Don't throw good money after bad by getting yourself into a legal scrape that will force you to hire a lawyer.

When you get your new bike, have your name, address and phone number etched onto the frame somewhere where it's not readily visible. This will allow you to prove ownership down the road if someone steals it and you see it being ridden somewhere. Some police departments do this, and most bike shops will do it.

Being in possession of recently stolen property, is in fact receiving stolen property, a felony if its over $250.00. They may not arrest him/her but they would be remiss in their duties if they don't take the bike and give you a day or so to bring in the receipt with the serial numbers on it to prove its yours. Police don't need a warrant to arrest someone for a felony. If the person who has the bike isn't forthcoming about who he bought it from then he could be summons into a court. This is fairly common. I wouldn't let anyone ride off on it if I was sure its mine. You don't have to touch the person, just hold onto the bike until you or someone can summons the authorities. MikeP I have never disagreed with you before with your post, but I do with some of the above.

Did they get the my little pony collection you keep in the basket too? How about the pelican? Sucks Larry sorry for your loss. If someone took my bike they'd bust their ass! Things a death trap!
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Larry setup the steering like that of the bike at the Barnstable fair.
For those that don't know the bike turns in the opposite direction of which you intend to steer it.
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Come on Slingha , give the big galoot his bike back.

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Originally Posted by ProfessorM (Post 773879)

Come on Slingha , give the big galoot his bike back.

Joe has it not me.....
I'm jUnK.......:smash:

me too, daughter just dragged me out for a bike ride:sleeps:

My money is on his wife :grins:
She return it when he gets a job :biglaugh:

Larry,
I would totally try a setup...I would do the same exact thing with your new bike, but this time be hiding somewhere waiting. The satisfaction in my mind would be worth it. I think it would work too, might take a few times but...
As far as Mass law goes, I love this land...but our laws are too liberal, and other than the fact that it pays the bills I could never swear to an oath that would protect a scumbag! Call me a hick but where I come from if someone does something wrong they pay.

Here is a funny little trespassing story for you guys. When I was a school boy (in the 80's) we had this little old lady that lived in a turqoius green trailer. And as we would roam the neighborhood on our bikes just doing things kids do, (back then) not (nowadays), if we would cut across her lawn, she would stick her barrel of her salt shotgun out the window and take shots at us!!! I got hit once and let me tell you it stings like a sun of a @#$%$! It came to the point where we would do it on purpose just to see if she could hit us...lol
Anyways, she never got in trouble and we didn't cut her lawn any more...that's how things were back then, and I wish some things were still the same.
What can ya say, I guess that person will just get there's one day, what goes around comes around!

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Originally Posted by MAKAI (Post 773188)

So if I may extrapolate to our members familiar with law. You come home from work and find some punk raping your daughter. Are we supposed to call the police and wait until he is through ? Or do we cowboy up ? Seems our laws are for the protection of the perp and not the victim.
We are not what we once were. When did America become so lame ?
Are we not now just an irrelevant debating society ?

I will not be meekly shepherded to the left.

thats why its called the "criminal" justice system.

victims get screwed.

what's the BIG hub-bub??

who needs a Canal bike,
iffin ya know where to park???
:bl: :bl: :bl: :bl:

sorry about THAT, bro~~
you'll see it someday or another.

just don't do something that will get YOU
tossed into the hoosecow!! not worth the aggravation, imho.
GLAD to hear you've replaced yer Canal Cruiser, gl with this one!