I've been posting lots of links and stories about L.A. cops setting up bait bikes and working to combat bike theft recently. But this takes it to a whole new level of crazy:
LA Police Search For Violent Bicycle Theives
Concern over violent bicycle thefts in Los Angeles ratcheted up Friday as police announced their search for two thieves who shot two cyclists while stealing their bikes in Koreatown.
Police detectives said the bicyclists were wounded last month as they struggled to prevent two young men from making off with their bikes. One of the victims was so badly wounded in the April 4 shooting that he was hospitalized until last week.
"We've had cyclists hit with baseball bats. But the fact that it is a gun here ramps it up,"
said cyclist advocate Steve Box. "The bike is the new iPod in terms of theft. You can sell it quickly."
The shooting occurred about 3 a.m. April 4 when the two cyclists stopped at a catering truck at Pico Boulevard and Westmoreland Avenue and left their bicycles nearby. Two young men in their late teens walked up and grabbed the bicycles.
The two cyclists gave chase, and a struggle for the bikes ensued. Bopp said one of the
robbers pulled out a handgun and shot one of the victims. The second robber managed
to fight off the other cyclist.
As the two thieves rode off, the one with the gun turned and shot the second cyclist
in the shoulder, Bopp said. "He shot even though he'd already got away," Bopp said.
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Bopp said police hope a security video from the food truck showing one of the thieves
taking a bike will help identify the robbers. The video shows a man wearing a blue or
black baseball cap, a blue sweater with long white sleeves and the letters "LA" on the
chest, and blue jeans. He is described as Latino, about 5 feet 5, and weighing 150 pounds.
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