I've ALWAYS wanted to write a reported story on bike theft. This one is doozy—a teenaged thief who stole $50,000 worth of bikes in Silicon Valley. Big surprise, the police did next to nothing. Here’s how the victims got their bikes back with DIY detective work.
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Somehow, a Bay Area bike thief knew exactly where area riders lived and what was in their garages. To get their bikes back, owners had to do most of the investigative work themselves.