For example in Portland (Oregon), pawn shops (and I think any other business selling used bikes) by city code are required to hold a bike for two weeks and checking its serial number with the police before selling it and paying the seller. Their bike theft issue, however, is on a whole different level than the one here. Source: http://bikeportland.org/2010/03/04/police-no-complaints-lodged-against-the-recyclery-30242
Harald -- http://ride-or-pie.blogspot.com/ http://madisonbikethings.tumblr.com/ On Fri Dec 05 2014 at 4:08:10 PM Kevin Luecke <[email protected]> wrote: > Would a city ordinance banning pawn shops from buying & selling bikes be a > good idea? Does anyone legitimately ever pawn a bike? I am convinced that > 100% of the bikes I have seen in pawn shops have been stolen. The problem > with this I suppose is that you could easily expand the restriction to any > number of things that pawn shops deal in.... > > Just a Friday thought. > > Kevin > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: William Hauda <[email protected]> > To: Sonia Dubielzig <[email protected]>, Bikies < > [email protected]> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:36:46 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Bikies] bike stolen > > More than good, it's great! If the outcome is a conviction and > sentence, this, adequately publicized in the media, might just provide a > deterrent to other sneak thieves. > > At 02:54 PM 12/5/2014, Sonia Dubielzig wrote: > > Good news! The fat bike (which was my husband's) was recovered at Pawn > America on the east side today. It was nearly intact, only missing a > couple accessories. > > We're very grateful to the MPD for the fast turnaround. The police have > the surveillance video from the pawn store and will be contacting the > person who pawned the bike to find out how they got it. > > Sonia > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Meiers, Steven <[email protected]> > wrote: > >  > > > http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/winter-bicyclist-has-bike-stolen-police-say/article_e7e71c7f-cda4-5552-ae48-28b7003ad092.html > > > Steve Meiers > > Safety educator > > (608) 267-1102 > > Box 2986 > > Madison WI 53701 > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > -- > Safe Routes to School Coordinator > Madison Metropolitan School District > Office: 608-663-5454 > [email protected] > https://tnlweb.madison.k12.wi.us/saferoutes > MMSD teachers--check out the teaching resources on C&I's webpage > <https://curriculum.madison.k12.wi.us/curriculum-instruction-staff-only>! > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > -- > > *Kevin [email protected] <[email protected]>* > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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