Bike Theft Action Report
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bicioso at 11.24.09 - 5:51 pm
(Sorry couldnt find a relevant thread)
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LACBC, folks from Echo Park Cycles and other cyclists showed up to the meet and greet with Chief Charlie Beck on Saturday where we alerted him that physical assaults on cyclists, harassment by motorists and bicycle thefts have been increasing in LA.
Chief Beck is interested in addressing these issues seriously and has assigned Lieutenant Andre Dawson, as the bicycle liaison in his office to work with us on addressing these concerns.
LAPD will be putting together a work group to continue to work with cyclists on addressing these issues. LACBC will also continue to work with them to develop educational material that all their officers will be required to view during their roll call and training.
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Here is what you can do now!
Report all assaults, thefts or acts of harassment, regardless of how minor they are. It is an initial step that we can do now, to help them track and identify where these problems are happening and to help them identify suspects.
-Call in and report incident to LAPD precinct in area of occurrence*
-If you are assaulted: give as much info as possible regarding suspect, license plate, color of car, clothing they were wearing, etc
-If your bike was stolen: give then as much info about the bike, serial #, color of bike, make/model, suspect info, etc
*If the officer refuses to take the report or says that they do not have time, that it is not a crime or any other excuse, call Lieutenant Andre Dawson at 213-792-3551 and explain the situation to him.
He has assured us that he will make sure to take care of it and hold the officers accountable for what is happening in the area.
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Now all of you go join the LACBC and buy some shit from Ozzy at Echo Park Cycles.
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SURE CANT WAIT TO SE WHAT AND HOW LAPD REALLY FEEL AND THINK ABOUT OUR 'ISSUES' ARE.
POLITICAL POSTURING IS PRETTY COMMON IN THE FIST FEW MONTHS.
MY PREDICTION:
1. BIKES WILL STILL GET STOLEN.
2. VIOLENCE WILL STILL ESCALATE.
3. WE WILL STILL GET FLATS.
JUST LIKE NUMBER 3 ABOVE, LAPD HAS NO CONTROL OVER BIKES GETTING STOLEN, REMEMBER THEY ONLY SHOW UP, IF AT ALL, AFTER THE ALLEGED CRIME HAS BEEN PERPETRATED.
AND TO KEEP IT REAL...
.... FUCK LOS ANGELES POLICE.
I WAS AT MAC AUTHOR PARK ON MAY DAY, SAW THE WHOLE THING.
eddieboyinla11.24.09 - 8:28 pm
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Yeah lets be all negative and "keep it real"
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Lets take advantage of political posturing while we can.
Sure things are not going to drastically change and no one makes any allusions that they will, but there are people out there putting in a lot of hard work to get me, you, and everyone else that rides a bike some sort of voice and access to what has up to now been a closed door. I imagine this is why you and others feel so cynical about it all and really that's understandable: Bikes have been stolen, people have been run over, cops have been dicks, and not much seems to get done. Yeah i get it
But really what is that cynicism going to get you? Make you feel good about keeping it real???
If not "keeping it real' gets someone who is not in a position to "keep it real" some help or access to it, however insignificant it may be, than i guess im a nobody not "keeping it real".
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11.25.09 - 11:34 am
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