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A little advice for if you ever catch a bicycle thief in the act of loading your bike into their car or truck... (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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While they're busy loading your bike, hop into their driver's seat. If you're lucky, maybe they left the keys in the ignition, free car! If not, either surprise the fuck out of them and ask "Where are we going?", or call the law, or just beat the shit out of them, your choice.

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[–] m_f@discuss.online 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I had my bike stolen and saw someone riding it the next day. I chased him down and grabbed my bike and cops showed up and handled the situation, but it was a dumb idea because I had no idea what state of mind the guy was in and if he was carrying any weapons.

[–] wisely@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What made you that sure it was yours?

[–] m_f@discuss.online 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It still had my bike bag on it, which moved it from "pretty sure" to "certain enough to chase that fucker down". I was told after that the guy was well-known to the cops and had done this before but it's hard to prove that the guy riding a new bike every day is stealing them. Something you can do is register your bike's serial number to make it easier to tell if a bike is stolen.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

True that. Not only do I remember my bike's serial number, I've also registered it with the BMX Museum.