Bellevue Police Officers successfully reunited a Seattle couple with their stolen mountain bikes after an investigation over the weekend.
This past Saturday, Bellevue Police received a call from a Seattle couple regarding the theft of three high-end mountain bikes. The victims, who were living in an apartment in Seattle while their home was being remodeled, had three bikes valued at over $10,000 stolen overnight from a bike rack outside their apartment. The suspect cut through the metal rack in order to access the bikes. The next day, the victims saw that the bikes had been posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace, and knew the bikes were theirs based on custom parts and stickers.
The victims contacted Bellevue Police since the bikes were listed as being for sale in Bellevue. The ad included pictures of the suspect with the stolen bicycle. The Bellevue Police Sergeant who took the report recognized the location of the suspect and bike from the photos that had been posted on Facebook.
The Sergeant followed up by going to the parking lot where the photos had been taken by the suspect, and on Sunday he located the suspect’s vehicle, which was being driven by an associate of the suspect. The Officer was able to obtain the suspect’s current address in Kirkland, and later that afternoon the Sergeant and other Officers went to the suspect’s residence and located two of the stolen bikes, which were seized and returned to the owners.
The victims in this case expressed that they were extremely happy with the service and attention given to their case which ultimately led to the recovery of the two bicycles .
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