Stolen Canal Bike!!!

[Mike P]

Listen guys---I said this on the other site and I'm going to repeat it here---while it's true that no one likes a thief, and that we're all on Larry's side, there is every chance that by the weekend the junkie/crack/pill head who stole it is going to sell it to an unsuspecting third party. Don't do anything stupid if you see the bike--the odds are that the guy on it bought it not knowing it was stolen. No one steals these things to keep--they're too identifiable. Like anything else that a smash and grab artist steals, it gets fenced, or peddled.

[Slipknot]

sorry to hear that Larry

I agree with what Mike said you're just pissed right now. If you find it, call the cops.


I can't believe you left your rods out in the truck at night unlocked

I always bring my rods out when I am ready to leave, they are just too valuable to me.

Get a cheap yardsale bike or something, that's what I did and it has worked for me for 6 years going on 7, nobody is gonna steal it

[BigFish]

Thanks guys! I am upset my bike was taken but at this point if I saw someone on it all I would do is hold them and call the cops and let them handle it! I do not think I will see the bike again and am positive the thief stripped its identity aka the baskets and skateboard deck and pvc pipe so he could more easily unload it! I am already onto ordering another bike and will have it completely rigged like the other one the weekend I return from Cutty! A yardsale junker would not hold my weight plus my gears weight plus fish.....so rather than deal with any more headaches such as the bent rims I have had, the new bike will come with the HD rims and I will be good to go!

Trust me if I caught the guy in the act....well......lets just say he would be lucky to walk with a limp the rest of his life....if he could walk at all after I was through beating him within an inch of his miserable life! Its gone baby gone! I have moved on!

I would like to again thank you all for your support, your kind words and your generous offers! See you on the Ditch a week from Monday!!!

[JohnR]

I posted this on the other thread but it may have been seen far east of the canal

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...anal-bike.html

[BigFish]

I love Midget Korean Dictator humor!

[Goose]

Is there some kind of reward?

[Slingah]

if you forgot to strap it down and lost it on the highway...you can tell us...it's okay....

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by Goose

Is there some kind of reward?

I'm figuring when it hits about $250 I'll get the bike out of my garage........post pictures on Craiglist list L&F

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Thanks guys! I am upset my bike was taken but at this point if I saw someone on it all I would do is hold them and call the cops and let them handle it! I do not think I will see the bike again and am positive the thief stripped its identity aka the baskets and skateboard deck and pvc pipe so he could more easily unload it! I am already onto ordering another bike and will have it completely rigged like the other one the weekend I return from Cutty! A yardsale junker would not hold my weight plus my gears weight plus fish.....so rather than deal with any more headaches such as the bent rims I have had, the new bike will come with the HD rims and I will be good to go!

Trust me if I caught the guy in the act....well......lets just say he would be lucky to walk with a limp the rest of his life....if he could walk at all after I was through beating him within an inch of his miserable life! Its gone baby gone! I have moved on!

I would like to again thank you all for your support, your kind words and your generous offers! See you on the Ditch a week from Monday!!!

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.

[piemma]

Larry if there is a reward being posted I'm with Afterhours and I'll kick in a $50

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Mike P

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.