I was cruising through my neighborhood on my lunch hour today when I noticed a guy in pickup with a load of bikes in the back cruising slowly down the street.
When I caught up to him I saw he had a bunch of kid's bikes in the bed. Hummm… I passed him then set up on a side street to watch him for a bit. I observed him stopping in front of houses where some kid left his/her bike in the yard or sidewalk (there are a lot since it is Spring Break here)… he would get out of the truck and go over and check out the bike, look around, then toss it in the back of his truck.
When I saw him take a bike, I pull out and drove to him, parking my truck in front of his. I got out and said, "Are you stealing kid's bikes?" "No," he said getting in his truck in a hurry. "Riiiiight…" I told him. He backed up and turned around and headed the other way. I followed him until he let the subdivision, taking the time to write down his license plate #. I then called the cops who dispatched a patrol unit to my house within 10 minutes of calling them. The officer took my info and said he would run the plate and see what was up.
Hopefully the thieving bastard gets busted!
When I caught up to him I saw he had a bunch of kid's bikes in the bed. Hummm… I passed him then set up on a side street to watch him for a bit. I observed him stopping in front of houses where some kid left his/her bike in the yard or sidewalk (there are a lot since it is Spring Break here)… he would get out of the truck and go over and check out the bike, look around, then toss it in the back of his truck.
When I saw him take a bike, I pull out and drove to him, parking my truck in front of his. I got out and said, "Are you stealing kid's bikes?" "No," he said getting in his truck in a hurry. "Riiiiight…" I told him. He backed up and turned around and headed the other way. I followed him until he let the subdivision, taking the time to write down his license plate #. I then called the cops who dispatched a patrol unit to my house within 10 minutes of calling them. The officer took my info and said he would run the plate and see what was up.
Hopefully the thieving bastard gets busted!