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Show April 1996 Stolen Bike? Here s what can r help My bike was stolen last week. My third one actually, but my. first one since I was report over the Shale. A very _ friendly, but obviously overworked officer took my -too old to get all teary-eyed and: have my parents buy me a new. one. report. 3 The first two were nonde- script ten-speeds but this latest theft was my_ prized mountain bike: a Cannondale Omega. It was 8 years olf and | logged more dust than trails, time but down I loved that address, loca- have the serial number I had little hope of getting it back. Lake City Police Department’s _ stolen bike division. She is a civilian hired by the — state to pick up He also told me my incident ~ stolen bikes and to . was ““Your’s is the try and owners. | bike Connie Finch. Connie is the sole person running the Salt number catching bombing name, tion (right out of my garage on 9th East during the day). | He told me that it was proba~ bly going to a pawn shop the next day and since I didn’t Register? | The next day I tried calling the bike hotline again and this time I got a live person, — #96-37052. thirty-seven find their She aver- _. by David Charles Baker $2. Salt Lake County requires that all bicycles be registered. The cost is $2 through the police department and $1 through the fire department (don’t ask). Call ahead to Without a registration sticker roe risk— ‘havi ng your lol cycle | mpounded. and I want it back. Here’s. what I’ve been doing. I started out by calling the thousandth-fifty-second inci- ages seven bikes a dent report we have written this year.” Let me do the math day in the summer stolen bike line listed in the: phone book - 799.3024. I for you: THAT IS OVER 500. ter. _ heard a recording telling peo- PER DAY SINCE JANUARY 1ST! Before hanging up ple to call the police to report the officer recommend regis- a theft. oe has _ stickers stolen from garages because — department before going in. | people think they are safe _ Connie said that not only there and do not lock: them are you required by law to (mine was locked with three register bikes but that a SL Kryptonite locks and a cable The police took a My + ~.WeRt..--bike. 7POUDER BEACH REALTY* (801) 944-9444 Park City ¢ Deer Valley (801) 645-9444 Nae Pee aerate eaten tne! nt th et fern Baird Principal Broker Residential Sales Blas Property Management a a a Fa a A A the $2 fee. The $1 FD rate is $675,000 For these and other fine properties, call the Sundance office (801)223-4088 } Coleman Real Estate RR #3BoxFil fa Sundance UT “ : ; Paces. an | 84604 An Independently owned and operated aa i Real Estate ave irene Steve NF Mayer for an information packet and rates Oto An independent Blue Crose/ Blue Shield Representative ( — bikes us is very distinctive. It is bright canary yellow with a bright canary yellow Quadra 21R Rock front Shox shock. It ‘says “Cannondale Omega’ down both sides. While the serial number is unknown, it was a limited production item and it does say “113 of 200” on the left side back by the rear tire. If you see it please call 801.486.1388. Thanks. Perera erie)|e) _ PROFESSIONAL. GEEK AVAILABLE : 24 HOURS Having computer troubles? Cant fi Kod out ee e- : ga FRAINING “Online - High Marketin baridwictth. connectivity. -The best support rovides the very best in ide Web homepages and total website development. Our ages largest site to date is over 500 with over 10,000 Hyperlinks. If you are thinking about ta ing your company online call 1-800-662-xcom. xAcom World HL do not. registered. Now the plea for your help. The bicycle I had stolen f: / Page 13 mail? 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Forrates as low as $44 a — make a match with registrations and police reports. Unfortunately Connie estimates that only about| in 10 AT To be completed in the fall of 1996. a with Insurance? rcrnne riOUS extras. those many regnéw sell says computer system where Connie enters the numbers and the computer tries to — be returned upon payment of | to posed to ister). "bikes they but she Ss Police Department has a new built in 1928, and tries to find the owners. The day f visited available shops are sup- ting it back if it is in Connie’s hands is excellent. The SL ing the bicycle impounded. not | bike bike stolen the chance of get- - County resident without a registration sticker is in violation of the law and risks hav- Survive the Ski Season with No a a favorite fire impounded bicycles. she had just shipped 287 Once registered, if your bicycles to the quarterly auction the city has. That left her — bike is stolen and recovered, or taken to a pawn shop, then with another 100 or so for which she was still seeking - Connie will try to get it back owners. She keeps the bikes to. you. Pawn shops are required to turn in the serial for 90 days and then off they numbers of all bikes they get. go to. the highest bidder. BO OT a , Spectacular New Home jf Set amidst mature trees with breathtaking mounit@ tain views from large windows and decks. Stone auf, fireplaces, professional kitchen, 5 “bedrooms, 7 ‘iy bathrooms, lock-out capability and lots of luxu- sure your them back to her “office,” the and pawn shops. She then brings f make _top floor of an old city garage streams ms SUNDANCE. are She admitted that this law was not heavily enforced and if someone did have their bicycle impounded it would such as ditches, _ Vacation Rentals Investments She told me many “illegible. Hyland Cyclery in Sugar House said that they do, but agreed that many others do not. 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