Bike Theft Task Force leader has left PPB; future of unit unclear

A busy Bike Theft Task Force booth at a 2019 Sunday Parkways event. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) “Due to a lack of funds/budget, our unit has been suspended and is currently unable to respond to bike theft needs in the community.”— Dave Sanders, Task Force founder and former PPB officer A vital part of Portland’s fight against the scourge of bicycle theft has been mothballed. Six years ago, as bike theft spun out of control in Portland, we brought people together to do somethin...
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Theft from apartment’s bike parking room a tough pill to swallow

*Photos of the scene by Patrick Mok North Portland resident and friend of BikePortland, Patrick Mok, had his bike stolen from his apartment building Monday night. What makes this theft notable is that he had it locked with a high-quality lock and it was inside a designated, fenced-in bike room. Patrick and his favorite commuter that’s currently in the hands of thieves. Getting a bike stolen is bad enough. Getting one stolen from a place you expected to be secure is even harder to swallo...
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Theft from apartment’s bike parking room a hard pill to swallow

*Photos of the scene by Patrick Mok North Portland resident and friend of BikePortland, Patrick Mok, had his bike stolen from his apartment building Monday night. What makes this theft notable is that he had it locked with a high-quality lock and it was inside a designated, fenced-in bike room. Patrick and his favorite commuter that’s currently in the hands of thieves. Getting a bike stolen is bad enough. Getting one stolen from a place you expected to be secure is even harder to swallo...
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Thieves steal seven bikes from Block Bikes in St. Johns

Block Bikes owner Ben Helgren is on the lookout for seven bikes after being hit by thieves on Sunday night (3/10). In a post on his Facebook page, Helgren said the theft happened after the shop celebrated its sixth anniversary over the weekend. “As a small local business, our margins aren’t as big as some of the other shops and this certainly makes a dent right as the season is starting,” he wrote. The thieves grabbed seven, yet-to-be assembled Marin bikes from the shop’s storage trailer. Here...
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Thieve steal seven bikes from Block Bikes in St. Johns

Block Bikes owner Ben Helgren is on the lookout for seven bikes after being hit by thieves on Sunday night (3/10). In a post on his Facebook page, Helgren said the theft happened after the shop celebrated its sixth anniversary over the weekend. “As a small local business, our margins aren’t as big as some of the other shops and this certainly makes a dent right as the season is starting,” he wrote. The thieves grabbed seven, yet-to-be assembled Marin bikes from the shop’s storage trailer. Here...
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“Cut in 2 seconds!” Is the Ottolock really that easy to snip?

Screen shot of LockPickingLawyer video. Watch it below. The Ottolock by OTTO Design Works. A popular YouTuber has created a bit of a public relations headache for a local company. After a very successful Kickstarter campaign in fall of 2016 where they raised over $350,000 (their goal was just $50,000) from nearly 4,000 individuals, OTTO Design Works launched their Ottolock with the wind at their backs. The Wilsonville-based company says over 100,000 Ottolocks have been sold (at $60 to $8...
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Review: The Iota – a tiny bike tracker with huge potential

Size is just one reason this product has potential.(Photos: Bryan Hance/The Bike Index) BikePortland subscriber and resident bike theft expert Bryan Hance from The Bike Index checked out the Iota Tracker with an eye towards bike tracking, DIY hacking, and more. We field a lot of questions about ‘bike trackers’ at the Bike Index – everybody wants a small, affordable GPS tracker for their bike. Sounds like a simple request; but many people are surprised to learn a product like this doesn’t exist ...
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Bike Theft Task Force helps nab ‘prolific’ garage burglar

Joshua Dutcherson.(Photo: PPB) The Portland Police Bureau has nabbed another big-time thief who has a taste for high-end bicycles. The PPB worked with officers from the Bike Theft Task Force and task force partner BikeIndex.org to arrest Joshua Dutcherson last Thursday. The 32-year-old suspect is being held in connection with three burglaries of apartment complex garages where he’s accused of lifting “numerous bicycles.” Here’s how it went down, via the official police statement about the case:...
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“I had given up hope”: Portland woman gets stolen bike back five years later

Jade Koide, Bike Gallery Service Manager Scott Scholl, and the custom Bob Jackson.(Photo courtesy Jade Koide) It’s been a while since we last shared a good stolen bike recovery story. So here goes… Portlander Jade Koide emailed us last week with a pretty remarkable story that involved the theft of a bike that had a lot of sentimental value to her. Back in the 90s Jade’s uncle built up a gorgeous steel Bob Jackson road bike that he’d built up for his wife. When she passed away, he gave it J...
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