Thieves Take Man’S, Daughter’S Bicycles

Sat., Sept. 2, 2000

By Trinity Hartman trinityh@spokesman.com

Thomas Warrington’s bicycle was his only form of personal transportation.

He used the bike to get to work and go grocery shopping.

Warrington’s bike, as well as a bike belonging to his oldest daughter, were stolen in early August. They had been locked to each other under the carport outside his apartment in the 100 block of North Locust Road.

Then, early Monday, someone came back and took Warrington’s bike cart, which he used to take his youngest daughter, who is blind and has cerebral palsy, out for rides.

“We were scared,” said Warrington of the latest theft. “What are we going to do? We were frightened and shaky. We sat there and all three of us just started crying.”

Warrington said he has a bad eye, which kept him from getting his driver’s license.

He made a police report about the thefts, but there’s not much chance the Sheriff’s Office will investigate the theft, said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cpl. David Reagan.

“Unless he has a specific suspect in mind, it will probably not be followed up. That’s kind of our rule now even for felony thefts,” Reagan said.

The Sheriff’s Office just doesn’t have enough time to investigate bicycle thefts, Reagan said.

The bikes, stolen August 11, were described as a 26-inch mountain bike, with a yellow stripe and a red front shock, and a 24-inch pink bike.

Anyone with information should call Crime Check at 456-2233.

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