Help Us Identify This Bike Thief

A bicycle that was locked to the bicycle rack at 809 Center Street was stolen. SCPD is hoping someone recognizes this suspected bike thief from these video images.

On August 23, 2015, at approximately 7:20 PM, this suspect stole a bicycle from a bike rack at City Hall. After stealing the bicycle, he rode away heading southbound on Church Street. The suspect is captured on video surveillance taking the bicycle from the bike rack. 

These images show the suspect prior to the theft. 

The suspect is described as a white male, 25 – 40 years old, wearing a grey baseball cap on backwards, blue t- shirt with white writing across the chest, black pants and black and white striped backpack.

The bicycle is described as a green Trek 520, 24 speed touring bicycle. It looks like a typical 10 speed bike with many bike movement stickers on it. The bike has a black rack on the back which has a hole in it. The bike also has two water bottle cages. The victim says the bike is valued at $1,800.00

If you recognize the suspected bike thief or bicycle, please notify the Santa Cruz Police Department.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Santa Cruz Police Department Investigations Unit (831) 420-5820. Anonymous tips can also be sent to the police department through our Tip Line (831) 420-5995. Tipsters can also submit an anonymous tip via our smartphone app or from an SMS text. Visit our Website for instructions. www.santacruzpolice.com

Bike Recovered From Burglar Claimed by Owner

Remember This Guy

 

And This Bike..with the snazzy seat & tires

 

The guy in the picture is Egmidio Anderson.  He was arrested Thursday morning after skulking around a neighborhood on National Street.  He was found in possession of a stolen skateboard and he had a backpack with burglar tools.  He is also on probation 5x over for theft related charges.  He also had the pictured bike.  

The rightful owner of the bike claimed his bike from the police department today after seeing it on our blog.  He had proof of ownership and shared how the bike was stolen the day before.  Another case in point for registering your bicycle and not leaving it unlocked and unattended. 

Bike returned to owner.....another possession of stolen property charge for our suspect!  And the beat goes on......

Defense Attorney Chases Down Thief Stealing The Attorney's Bike

Interesting Call of the Day

On Thursday afternoon around 1:45 a local defense attorney was walking back to his office in the 300 block of Soquel Avenue.  As he approaches his office, he sees a person riding away on a bicycle.

Then it hits him….hey, that’s my bike.

The defense attorney gives chase and calls 9-1-1.  Over his cell phone, he gives a description of the suspect and the direction of travel while running after the suspect.  By the way, defense attorneys make excellent witnesses.  He gave a great description of the suspect and direction of travel.

Responding officers set a perimeter and capture the suspect as he is riding up the San Lorenzo River levee.

It turns out our suspect was in possession of the victim’s bike, cable cutters, a syringe and meth.  The bicycle was locked to a rack outside the attorney’s office.  Mr. Kelly used his cable cutters to free the bike from the rack. Here is Mr. Kelly's booking photo

Mr Kelly is a 54 year old transient.  His history with us includes several municipal code citations mostly for open containers of alcohol and trespassing.

We are pleased the bicycle was recovered and Mr. Kelly went to jail.  We are curious who his attorney will be???