{"id":194688205,"date":"2011-03-04T08:03:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T08:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=194688205"},"modified":"2011-03-04T08:03:25","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T08:03:25","slug":"put-the-brakes-on-bike-larcenies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=194688205","title":{"rendered":"Put the brakes on bike larcenies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Arlington Police Department<br \/>\nIn 2010, 390 bikes using cables or chains as locks were stolen.  The cables can quickly be cut with a rechargeable cutting tool and the padlocks are easily broken.<br \/>\nTo prevent your bike from being stolen:<br \/>\n1)   USE A U-LOCK.  Properly secured this offers the best protection against theft.  Secure the frame of your bike to a solid object, preferably one weighing more than the bike. And if you have a releasable wheel, it too should be secured with the frame.<br \/>\n2)   ALWAYS LOCK YOUR BIKE.   No matter what its value.<br \/>\n3)   REGISTER YOUR BIKE with the Police Department. [WC: while I think this is a fine idea, it won&#8217;t keep your bike from being stolen. And registering with one of the two National online registries is a good additional &#8211; if not preferable &#8211; suggestion]<br \/>\nBike registration is easy and free and you can do it online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlingtonva.us\">www.arlingtonva.us<\/a>.   Go to Online Services and click on Register your Bike.  You must use the serial number engraved on your bicycle, not from a receipt. You will receive an ACPD decal in the mail within 7 days to place on your bicycle which, when visible, is a definite deterrent to theft.<br \/>\nAND IF YOU DO BECOME A VICTIM:<br \/>\nStolen Bikes:  File a report online immediately.  Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlingtonva.us\/police\">www.arlingtonva.us\/police<\/a>  and click on Report a Crime.  Include brand, model, color and serial number.<br \/>\nAND REMEMBER &#8212; AN ABANDONED BIKE MAY BE A STOLEN BIKE<br \/>\nAbandoned Bikes:  Call 703-228-4057.  Report it immediately.  Leave your phone number and a description and location of the bicycle.<br \/>\nHeather Hurlock, Lt. APO<br \/>\nCrime Prevention Specialist<br \/>\nSpecial Operations Section<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewashcycle.com\/2011\/03\/put-the-brakes-on-bike-larcenies.html\">https:\/\/www.thewashcycle.com\/2011\/03\/put-the-brakes-on-bike-larcenies.html<\/a>oldId.20110304080325806<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Arlington Police Department In 2010, 390 bikes using cables or chains as locks were stolen. The cables can quickly be cut with a rechargeable cutting tool and the padlocks are easily broken. To prevent your bike from being stolen: 1) USE A U-LOCK. Properly secured this offers the best protection against theft. Secure &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=194688205\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Put the brakes on bike larcenies&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194688205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-elsewhere"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194688205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=194688205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194688205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=194688205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=194688205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=194688205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}