[CR] Had a bie stolen - need opinions

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From: "Bob Hanson" <theonetrueBob@webtv.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:19:10 -0600
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR] Had a bie stolen - need opinions


First ~ Did you happen to have photos of the bike? - Always helpful!!! It's a long-shot perhaps, and I'm sure Tucson would be a vast area to cover yourself, but you may want to "personally" drop off notices at as many bike shops AND Pawn Shops! as possible. Don't leave it up to the police or insurance investigators, since to them it may as well be a rusty Schwinn Varsity, not a Rembrandt, so they'll be little concerned about recovering it. A friend had a stolen bike recovered after a bike shop was offered his stolen goods... by a suspicious looking tattered & scruffy looking Crackhead. The manager said he'd have to check on something over the phone, and the thief then just bolted out of the store - without the bike. Police were then called, and his flawless '73 Paramount was recovered. But the Manager of the shop asked why he did not notify local bike shops of the theft directly - since a less honest employee or customer onlooker somewhere else might have taken a fancy to the bike themselves, and gotten a $50 bargain. Mention of a reward also makes a nice incentive - EVEN for a uniformed cop on the beat... regardless of any prohibitions which they may be "technically" bound by, as a public servant (and that's from a fortunate personal experience I had, back in the NYC area, many years ago). I truly doubt your thief would be a collector, or have any idea of the bikes value or rarity. To him it was just a shiny looking prize - probably taken for a VERY quick monetary exchange. Best of luck! My heart goes out to you. For me it would be like having a beloved pet or even a family member disappear.

Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA