what do you do when your bike is stolen? steal it back

[Slydragon]

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A Washington, D.C., man took the law into his own hands after his bicycle was stolen. Danny Lesh told Washington TV station WABC he recently lent his 14-year-old Cannondale bicycle to a friend, who locked it up with a cable bike lock that was cut through by an enterprising thief. After the $600 bike was stolen, Lesh checked Craigslist and found a post advertising it for $100. He arranged to see the bike in person, intending to buy it back, but then asked to take it for a test ride -- and never came back. "I stole it. I stole my bike back from the thief," Lesh told WABC. The thief, with whom Lesh had arranged the meeting by cellphone, began calling Lesh and threatened to call the police. Lesh later put up his own post on Craigslist, warning other site users about the thief, Washington TV station WRC reported.

[leemajors]

that is awesome.

[manufan10]

What if it wasn't really his bike? :lol

[leemajors]

What if it wasn't really his bike? :lol


Danny Lesh told Washington TV station WABC he recently lent his 14-year-old Cannondale bicycle to a friend

I think he could recognize it after having it that long :lol

[Venti Quattro]

Citizen justice is awesome.

[benefactor]

I hate thieves. I would have beat the dog shit out of him then called the cops to come get him.

[Insomniac]

So thieves pedal their stuff on craigslist?

[HarlemHeat37]

Most thieves of this nature are idiots, tbh, and you'll find the stolen goods on Craigslist or another local website within 24 hours..

Anybody from the hood sees this shit play frequently..it was a lot easier to steal and sell it off when I was a teen, tbh..

[lefty]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/washington-cyclist-danny-lesh-finds-stolen-bike-craigslist-163943967.html





A vigilante cyclist is making headlines for pursing poetic justice after having his bike stolen.
Danny Lesh of Washington, D.C., lent his 14-year-old Cannondale hybrid to a friend. That friend "made the rookie mistake (http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/13/mans-sees-stolen-bicycle-on-craigslist-promptly-steals-it-back/)" of using a cable lock to secure it. Thanks to some determination and a pair of bolt cutters, a thief walked off with the expensive bike.
Soon after, Lesh found his bike for sale on Craigslist, NBC Washington reported (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Vigilante-Bicyclist-Gets-His-Stolen-Bike-Back-150871045.html). A prominent sticker confirmed it was Lesh's.
Lesh contacted the police who admitted they couldn't immediately respond to the situation. So Lesh took matters into his own hands, contacting the Craigslist seller and posing as a potential buyer.
"I knew I had to do it that day, or else I'd never see the bike again," he told NBC Washington. (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Vigilante-Bicyclist-Gets-His-Stolen-Bike-Back-150871045.html)
When he met the seller, he asked to take the bike for a test ride. He never returned. The seller began calling Lesh, threatening to contact the police. The threats didn't faze Lesh one bit.
"I stole it. I stole my bike back from the thief," he told ABC News (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/05/vigilante-bicyclist-sees-stolen-bike-on-craigslist-steals-it-back/).
He then used Craigslist to warn buyers (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/3005725142.html) of the shady seller.
Washington police don't advise residents to recover stolen property without their assistance. Still, Lesh is happy to have recovered his bike on his own terms.
"I couldn't help feeling bad for all the other people he'd stolen bikes from," he said (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Vigilante-Bicyclist-Gets-His-Stolen-Bike-Back-150871045.html) of the thief. "I'm glad that, hopefully, his business is interrupted a little bit."

[Wild Cobra]

Wasn't this thread title clear enough to keep you from making a duplicate thread:

what do you do when your bike is stolen? steal it back (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196895)

It's also three days earlier than yours.

[Wild Cobra]

Wow...

Spurstalk glitchy today. I did not double post.

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Wasn't this thread title clear enough to keep you from making a duplicate thread:

what do you do when your bike is stolen? steal it back (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196895)

It's also three days earlier than yours.

[benefactor]

no you wouldnt
I've had my house broken into and ran sacked and I've had my car broken into twice...so yes, I would have.

[IWantsACuatro]

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[lefty]

Wow...

Spurstalk glitchy today. I did not double post.

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Wasn't this thread title clear enough to keep you from making a duplicate thread:

what do you do when your bike is stolen? steal it back (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196895)

It's also three days earlier than yours.

Double post


And congrats!

You win a fucking medal !

[Jacob1983]

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