More than $100,000 worth of bicycles have been stolen previously month, main Boulder police to encourage cyclists to lock up their rides.
In keeping with a Boulder police tweet on Thursday, 45 bikes price $103,000 have been stolen throughout the final 30 days in Boulder. Police mentioned a majority have been stolen between twenty first Avenue and thirtieth Avenue and alongside the Arapahoe Avenue to Pearl Avenue hall. Normally, a thief was capable of lower a cable lock.
Boulder police officer Mitch Trujillo mentioned the spike is particular to smaller areas close to campus and the more than likely purpose is solely that the chance is there for thieves to chop by way of the cable locks. Trujillo mentioned one to 2 bikes are stolen on a regular basis.
“It’s populated by lots of college students with bikes who haven’t received the schooling on the way to restrict their threat or reduce the chance or the way to lock up their bike correctly,” Trujillo mentioned. “It’s a small, densely populated space.”
Trujillo mentioned police at the moment haven’t any leads on who’s stealing the bikes.
Within the tweet, police inspired cyclists to make use of a U-lock, which is described as essentially the most safe kind of motorbike lock.
Police also recommend cyclists use one U-lock for the entrance wheel and one for the again wheel of their bike and lock their bike to a sturdy construction in a well-populated and well-lit space. Even at residence, police mentioned cyclists ought to safe their bikes as many are stolen from garages and yards.
Police consider the variety of stolen bikes could possibly be greater as many bikes recovered should not reported as stolen or bikes which can be reported should not registered with Bike Index.
Cyclists can register with bike index, a motorcycle restoration platform, at no cost at bikeindex.org. Police ask stolen bikes be reported to bit.ly/boulderbiketheft or 303-441-3333.
Free bike lockers, parking and racks are situated round Boulder.
Free lockers might be discovered on the Downtown Transit Station or the Desk Mesa Park-n-Journey in addition to different Park-n-Rides. Cyclists may lease a locker for $20 each six months. Anybody wanting extra details about bike lockers can name 303-299-6000 or 303-442-7332.
Spike in Bike Thefts; Worth of Greater than $100,000
Boulder Police wish to warn the group a few spike in bicycle thefts within the metropolis and urge everybody to lock up their bike utilizing a U-lock.
In keeping with the town’s Stolen Bikes dashboard, within the earlier 30 days, there… pic.twitter.com/qQQjJImcxP
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) August 3, 2023
