Ironman Bike Theft Brings 2 Arrests
Coeur d'Alene police recovered a stolen high-end bike in time for its owner to ride it in the Ironman triathlon on Sunday. The $3,500 bike was stolen with a $1,000 bicycle near City Beach on Wednesday. About four hours later, a snow blower was reported stolen from the Best Western Inn. An employee reported a red Chevrolet Corsica without a license plate drive past him earlier that morning with a snow blower on the back. He later realized it belonged to the motel and called police. The Corsica matched the description of the bike thieves' getaway vehicle. Police located the snow blower in a pawn shop data base the next day and contacted the seller, Justin C. Luce, 31, (left, and Lukas R. Porto, 18, of Coeur d'Alene, right) who told officers they could find the stolen Ironman bike at a Pawn One in Spokane/Meghann Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels. More here. And: Full Coeur d'Alene police press release here.
Question: Can you imagine something as lowdown as stealing an Ironman competitor's bike?