Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycle theft

All Biked Up and Nowhere to Go: Four Boys in Florence-Firestone

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 1, 2012 | 37 Comments

FOUR BOYS WITH BIKES between the ages of 9 and 13 stand in a yard along Hooper St. in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood, looking warily at me as I pull up on my bike. Victor, a solid kid with a swipe of grease across his cheek, tightens his grip on a wrench as the others glance […]

New Year, New Laws: Higher Threshold for “Grand Theft” Changes Penalties for Bike Theft

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2011 | 15 Comments

(This is a two-part series on some tweaks to state law that effect our streets. Tomorrow we’ll look at some other changes that stiffen penalties for scofflaw drivers, whether their car is moving or not.) When the clock struck midnight on Saturday morning, it didn’t just usher in a new year, but it also ushered […]