WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Shed burglar steals e-bike; dumped-possibly-stolen kids’ bike found

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Two reader reports:

BURGLAR TAKES E-BIKE: From Ryan:

At around 12:30 pm (Saturday), a man in a black True Religion hoodie broke into our outdoor storage shed and stole my e-bike. He actually first spent about 15 minutes in a port-a-potty on our property, presumably waiting to see if we were home. After that he forced his way into our storage shed, knocking over nearly everything and making a ton of noise, grabbed my bike, and rode off.

The e-bike is a VanMoof S3 and is pretty distinctive [stock photo], and it’s possible it was making noises, setting off an alarm, or even locking itself after it was ridden away.

Any information is welcome, and in general we just want the community to keep an eye out for the guy. The temporary SPD case number is T00001564.

Ryan says this happened in the Alki area.

DUMPED, POSSIBLY STOLEN KIDS’ BIKE: Dylan found this bike near Roxbury Safeway:

If it’s yours, contact us and we’ll connect you.

David May 19, 2024 (4:06 pm)

Might be nothing… but I saw a woman in a blue jacket and jeans pushing a black mountain bike in a shopping cart towards the lower bridge. I thought it looked suspect… especially because the tail light was flashing… but I didn’t see any reports for a stolen bike and she didn’t look homeless.

Ryan May 19, 2024 (6:13 pm)

Where were you when you saw that? Harbor Ave? These days I don’t know where the major encampments/chop shops are in WS, but I thought I’d drive by and see if I could connect to the bike…
- David May 20, 2024 (4:27 pm)
  
  I was down by Chelan cafe. Also….I went for a walk just now and at the bottom of the staircase that leads up to pigeon point ( on the duwamish side) I just passed 6 tweakers smoking crack and stripping a black e bike… although… this one looks like one of those rental bikes

Christopher B May 19, 2024 (6:04 pm)

Don’t Vanmoof bikes have built-in theft tracking?

Ryan May 19, 2024 (6:12 pm)

They did. Sadly VanMoof went bankrupt and the services no longer work. (A company bought the assets and brand, but they aren’t supporting any older customers.)
- Moofdiver May 19, 2024 (9:51 pm)
  
  The find my device function still works on my s3 using Apple’s “find my” service, maybe yours does too if you registered it.

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