WA Podiatrist Caught With $55k in stolen bikes and gear

This one's a weird one - From The Daily News Online 's "Bicycle-Theft Investigation Gains Traction" (see what they did there?)

A Longview doctor suspected of swiping pricey racing bicycles in three states was caught because of ordinary things he left behind: a coffee cup labeled "Jake," a baseball cap and a pair of slippers, according to police reports. The items were left at a bike shop in the Seattle area last February after a man took a test ride of a $6,800 Cervelo-R3 racing bike and never returned.

... Police said they found five stolen bicycles and other stolen bicycle-related items in his garage, and another stolen bicycle in his office ...

In August, the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab informed Seattle police that DNA on the items matched Jacob Jonathon Bos, 35, a Longview podiatrist and a member of Three Rivers Cycling Club.

Friends of Bos who purchased bicycles from him - including the Cervelo-R3 stolen Feb. 2 - have met with investigators and returned the bikes. Investigators have recovered more than $55,000 worth of stolen bicycles and accessories. The bikes were stolen in the Seattle metropolitan area, Portland metropolitan area and Utah, where Bos' children live...

Here's the fully story.

Update: "Man charged in high-end bicycle thefts takes his own life"

... all in all, a very, very weird story.