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Stolen Bikes

Someone stole Lance Armstrong's bicycle. That's news because Lance is a famous bicycle rider. It was a one-of-a-kind bicycle.

Someone stole my bicycle a few years back. It, like Lance's bike, was a one-of-a-kind bicycle, but it was not featured in any news reports of which I am aware. I reported the theft to the police. Instead of telling me that all units were headed to my location, the dispatcher told me to come to the police station to fill out a report.

Do you think Lance Armstrong had to walk to the police station to make a report because he didn't have a bicycle anymore, like me? On the "Report of Theft" form, I filled in my name and my address, the phone number at which I could be reached when my bike was located and the police needed to get in touch with me. I completed the date and time of occurrence, as requested.

Then I completed the next part of the form, the important part --

Description of property (Describe the stolen property): One-of-a-kind 26-inch men's Roadmaster coaster brake bicycle, hand-painted bright orange and black frame, fat tires, as opposed to those skinny tires on ten-speed bikes, chopper-style handlebars with black handgrips, sparkling gold vinyl banana seat, no fenders.

I never got a call.

Where I went wrong was, unlike Lance, I didn't give the police the serial number.

Posted by Bill at February 25, 2009 11:55 PM