Bike thefts at 38th Street Station
From:
Brendan and Sareen Keenan
Date:
Jul 05 13:19 UTC
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My husband and I had the exact same thing happen to us last summer. We
went to a twins game on a Sunday afternoon - leaving from the 38th street
station. We came back and there were no bikes. Our lock was tossed into the
bushes and we asked the Cardinal, and there were people on the patio all
afternoon. We now have junk bikes to ride to the station with and our other
bikes remain dedicated commuting bikes. It was a huge loss when it happened
to us. Sorry to hear that it is still happening - let alone in the middle of
the day.
Sareen
----- Original Message ----
From: Shirley Yeoman <<email obscured>>
To: Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum
<<email obscured>>
Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2008 2:18:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Bike thefts at 38th Street Station
I talked to one of my neighbors last night who might have been the owner of one
of those other bike locks. She said she has locked a bike at the 38th Street
Station bike racks two different times -and the bike was stolen both times.
Yesterday was one of them.
According to her account knowing the serial number is essential - since she
wasn't able to complete a report with 311 without it. Although the Metro
Transit police told her there was really no reason they couldn't have completed
the report. I'm sure the serial number gives you a much better shot at
actually getting a bike back.
Obviously she reported the theft to the Metro Transit police and also notified
Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin about the theft and her concerns
about the general safety of bikes at the station. I would encourage anyone else
to also take the time to let Peter know of your concern:
<email obscured>
I had this much of my post written and just happened to get e-mail from Jill
Hentges at Metro Transit about another issue. I asked her who to contact about
the bike thefts. I will paste in her response below:
"You told the right person. Ive talked with our Asst. Director of Facility
Maintenance and although he is limited to maintaining the racks, he asked that
one of our security cameras be pointed at the bike rack. He was told by our
security folks that a 12 and 15 year old were caught yesterday.
I copied this information from our website.
Metropolitan Transit Police Headquarters
2425 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Administrative offices, squad car garage and a holding cell.
David Indrehus, Chief, 612-349-7201
I dont know if they were apprehended by MPS or Transit Police but I guess Id
follow-up with Community Safety Officer Karen Notsch at 612-673-2856,
<email obscured> or our Transit Police folks.
I hope that the bikes are recovered and that these young people learn a lesson
and redirect their energies toward something more positive. Jill"
-- shirley
Shirley Yeoman
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