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Post by cakediva on Aug 13, 2014 2:35:52 GMT
They were out biking around tonight, and went to Walmart. I actually saw them there, as I had driven over with my girls. We parted ways, and the girls and I went off on another errand.
We got home to hear that DS' buddy had his bike stolen out front of Walmart. They came out to see the kid off in the distance on his bike. DS gave his buddy his bike so he could go after him, but he lost him by the time he got up to where he had been.
Yes, both boys have been lectured about the reason we lock bikes up wherever we go. But it was a very hard lesson to learn for a 13 year old boy. He's beyond upset that his bike was taken, and DS is pretty bummed for his friend.
What gives people the right to think they can just take stuff that isn't theirs?
The police have been called, and we've posted all over local Facebook groups. Here's hoping it has a happy ending.
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Post by shanni on Aug 13, 2014 2:37:30 GMT
Aw, poor kid. I hope they find his bike!
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 13, 2014 2:37:53 GMT
My daughter's electric scooter was taken under similar circumstances, and, I agree, it is an incredibly hard lesson to learn. I am sorry and hope the police find it.
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Post by ostrichgirl on Aug 13, 2014 2:38:17 GMT
Sucky. DS 13 brings a bike lock everywhere- even the library with a security office and bike rack. Maybe they will find it.
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Post by vronn on Aug 13, 2014 2:40:10 GMT
Aw, that really sucks. I hope it's found, but hopefully the boys will remember to lock their stuff up in the future. And hopefully a parent of the thief will realize he has something that isn't his.
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Post by eebud on Aug 13, 2014 2:45:14 GMT
It is a hard lesson. My DS was bad about not locking his bike too. He was riding home from school and stopped at a convenience store. He didn't lock it. He came out and his bike was gone. He got lucky though. The next day, he was telling a friend about his bike getting stolen and the friend told him that he saw another boy ride off on it. He assumed DS told the boy he could ride it. The friend knew the kid and knew where he lived. I picked up the friend and he took me to the boy's apartment. I knocked on the door and the mother came to the door along with the boy. The mother did not speak English but her son did. The friend told me he was the one who rode off with the bike. I told the boy I came to get DS's bike back and I am not leaving until you give it to us. He had it stashed in an empty apartment. I told him to tell his mother what he did but since I didn't speak the language, I have no idea if he really did or not but his mother was not happy with him so I assumed he must have told her at least part of what he did. I called the police and told them the story. They were going to pay the mom a visit with an officer who spoke the language to make sure that she knew what happened. So, we got VERY lucky. This happened in my single mom, not much in the way of extra $$, days. It would have taken a while before the bike would have been replaced.
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Post by Sassy Sabrina SWZ on Aug 13, 2014 2:57:17 GMT
My son learned that hard lesson when he was only 5 years old and got a new two-wheeler for his birthday. That day, he rode it up and down our street (thus, all the neighbors and their kids were probably aware of it), and we left it on the front porch that night. It was gone in the morning! And my son was devastated.  I figured it was my fault, not his, for not having it locked up properly, so we did replace the bike a few days later. But first, we installed a U-lock from the underside of the porch (accessible from the basement), and from then on, he wasn't allowed to leave the bike unlocked ever (except when momentarily coming into the house for a drink or pit stop). I'm sorry for your son and his friend. It's really crappy when you find out you can't trust all your neighbors ... or the world at large, but it's an important lesson to learn. (I learned it at age 42.) |
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Post by PLurker on Aug 13, 2014 3:13:07 GMT
That is a hard lesson to learn at any age. Poor guy.
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Post by 0612 on Aug 13, 2014 3:23:51 GMT
It is a hard lesson to learn, my husband and I didn't learn this till we were 63. As we left our house unlock one too many times, and we are still finding things that we didn't realize they took when they walk into our house a couple weeks ago.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 4:06:16 GMT
Mean people suck. Sorry your DS and friend had to go through that.
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Post by peasapie on Aug 13, 2014 4:08:42 GMT
sadly there are a lot of people in this world who can't control the impulse to help themselves to things that don't belong to them.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Aug 13, 2014 4:21:27 GMT
I lost my (locked) bike on campus many years ago as a college freshman. I have never replaced it. Still makes me sad to think of it.  |
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 13, 2014 4:35:25 GMT
My kids had their bikes stolen by neighborhood boys they thought were their friends. These assmunches took my kids' bikes apart to fix their own bikes.
The worst part was the one thief had his bike in our front yard on top of ds' bike for a couple of days because he had left it here.
Stupid kids. Now the thieves have no neighborhood friends, their bikes still suck and my two boys have brand new awesome bikes. The really sad thing is that I had planned on buying my kids bikes for their birthdays and was going to give the old bikes to the thieves before they were thieves
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 13, 2014 5:36:18 GMT
That is a mistake he won't make again. Poor lad.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 13, 2014 5:50:37 GMT
Definitely a hard lesson to learn but unfortunately that's how things are in so many places now.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 13, 2014 5:54:43 GMT
This was many years ago, but my sister & I had our bikes stolen. We left them at the top of a hill while we went down to the beach because we didn't want to push them back up the hill at the end of the day - not locked & completely our fault. We (our parents) reported it to our city and the one bordering it. We went to both city lost & founds and found our bikes. They had been dumped in someone's yard. My brother's bike was stolen from our driveway (back in the days when you didn't lock them in your own yard) and it was also dumped in a yard a few miles away and turned over to the police. Both times the bikes were stolen only for easy transportation and dumped, so I'm hoping that is what will happen here. A hard lesson for your son & friend |
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Post by miominmio on Aug 13, 2014 6:00:42 GMT
That is a mistake he won't make again. Poor lad. Don't count on it. DS had two bikes stolen last year because he is too lazy to lock it up. No new bikes for hm until he buys them himself (we got him an old one instead). |
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Post by cakediva on Aug 13, 2014 12:59:07 GMT
This was many years ago, but my sister & I had our bikes stolen. We left them at the top of a hill while we went down to the beach because we didn't want to push them back up the hill at the end of the day - not locked & completely our fault. We (our parents) reported it to our city and the one bordering it. We went to both city lost & founds and found our bikes. They had been dumped in someone's yard. My brother's bike was stolen from our driveway (back in the days when you didn't lock them in your own yard) and it was also dumped in a yard a few miles away and turned over to the police. Both times the bikes were stolen only for easy transportation and dumped, so I'm hoping that is what will happen here. A hard lesson for your son & friend Here's hoping that is what happens! Several people (strangers to me) have shared it from my post on the local buy and sell Facebook page, so word is spreading. I really hope they find it. DS has been given the lecture, and he now has his bike lock wrapped around the bar on his bike. We told him next time, if you don't have a lock, you don't go into a store. Period. We'll see how long that one lasts! |
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Post by loco coco on Aug 13, 2014 16:00:32 GMT
ugh, that is horrible!! we just had one stolen in our neighborhood and thankfully there was a witness who knew where the kids lived.
If you are not on it, nextdoor.com is a great way to communicate throughout your community. You enter your address and it connects you to other people in your community. This is how I found out about the bike that was stolen, a mom alerted everyone by making a post there and thats when the witness stepped up. Our local police even post there so they saw it and found the boys!
good luck
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Post by ChicagoKTS on Aug 13, 2014 16:14:58 GMT
Poor kid, what a tough lesson.
A few weeks ago my DH and I were in Nordstrom's buying him some new clothes. He took off his outer jacket (a much worn Eddie Bauer jacket) and put it on top of one of the racks. Then he was in the fitting room for about 45 minutes while the tailor marked everything for alterations. When he came out without a jacket, he of course looked at me wondering where it was but I had no idea. I had wandered off while he was getting fitted and didn't notice where he put it to begin with. So the salesperson searched around the counters and asked everyone working but no jacket was ever found.
So there in the middle of all these high end suits and sports jackets, someone took my DH's jacket that might bring about $10 at a garage sale. It was in good shape but definitely no where near the value of the surrounding items. All I can wonder is perhaps someone used that jacket to hide some new items from the rack in?
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Post by alibama on Aug 13, 2014 16:45:54 GMT
My kids had their bikes stolen by neighborhood boys they thought were their friends. These assmunches took my kids' bikes apart to fix their own bikes. The worst part was the one thief had his bike in our front yard on top of ds' bike for a couple of days because he had left it here. Stupid kids. Now the thieves have no neighborhood friends, their bikes still suck and my two boys have brand new awesome bikes. The really sad thing is that I had planned on buying my kids bikes for their birthdays and was going to give the old bikes to the thieves before they were thieves Assmunches is exactly what they are  |
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Post by liya on Aug 13, 2014 19:35:37 GMT
That sucks and makes me sad.
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Post by renateb on Aug 13, 2014 19:43:19 GMT
public service: few trick with locking up a bike or more accurately not locking up a bike. If you don't have a lock and are going into a convenience store or parking at a friends, etc.: a) take seat off and take it with you (most come off easy without a tool) and/or b) if you have a quick release tire, take the front tire off the fork. Those two quick things will stop somebody from riding off. Won't stop anybody serious about stealing a bike, but stops most.
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Post by River on Aug 13, 2014 19:59:28 GMT
I'm sorry to hear about your son's friends bike, that sucks. What really sucks is that we have to be so diligent about locking our stuff up and thieves getting by with taking so much.
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Post by mightyme on Aug 14, 2014 1:37:21 GMT
I lost my (locked) bike on campus many years ago as a college freshman. I have never replaced it. Still makes me sad to think of it. I was just going to say this. It happens alot on college campuses. |
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Post by Jennifer C on Aug 14, 2014 1:56:49 GMT
I live in a small town. Our kids can leave their bikes unlocked all day and night in the front yards, but heaven forbid you don't bolt down your Christmas yard decorations.
My Christmas wreath was even stolen the year before last.
Jennifer
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Post by mztfied on Aug 14, 2014 2:19:35 GMT
Tough lesson for that boy and hopefully one your son remembers.
People take what ever they want.
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Post by maryland on Aug 14, 2014 2:41:00 GMT
That's terrible! I can't imagine someone stealing a bike from a young child (or anyone!). Our girls usually walk places, but if they ever bike, that's a great idea to make sure they lock it up. You can't trust people!
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 14, 2014 3:28:38 GMT
What gives people the right to think they can just take stuff that isn't theirs? I agree! DSO's $1500 bike was recently stolen from our garage. We made a police report but the bike hasn't been recovered. I feel bad for your son's mate, it is a horrible lesson to have to learn. |
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Post by cakediva on Aug 14, 2014 12:36:39 GMT
Thanks everybody!
I did get a message yesterday from a guy on the local buy/sell group, he sent a link to a Kijiji ad, but the ad was from June, so not the bike.
I keep thinking it has to be somebody in our neighbourhood radius. They had obviously walked to Walmart, and were seen racing away on the bike. So every time I drive around the area, I'm keeping my eyes open for a dumped bike.
His Mom plans to be a regular at Walmart until they produce the security footage.
But yes, the boys will never leave their bikes unlocked again!
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