Thread started by bentstrider at 12.11.08 - 5:56 am

Thieves make off with veteran’s bike
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Senior misses 20-mile round trips to visit girlfriend
December 10, 2008 - 4:11 PM
BEATRIZ E. VALENZUELA Staff Writer

"VICTORVILLE • When John Clark, 88, wakes up in the morning he looks forward to bicycling from his Hesperia home to Victorville to visit his girlfriend of five years.


The pair sit and talk, hold hands, watch television and steal a kiss or two.


But after the recent theft of Clark’s bicycle — his only form of transportation — he has not been able to see his gal for almost a week.


“I’ve called her but I haven’t seen her since then,” Clark said. “I do miss her. She’s real nice gal.”


It was on a visit to Denise Bustos’ home in the 14000 block of Las Brisas Road on Friday afternoon that someone walked off with the World War II veteran’s beach cruiser, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station officials said.


“I always leave it in front of the garage and someone just walked off with it,” he said.


Clark’s son, Gary Clark, 61, of Hesperia, was disappointed when he heard the news about the theft.


“My brother and I bought him the bike,” Gary Clark said. “It helps get him some exercise, it keeps him alert and he’s able to go see Denise. I don’t know what reason they had to take it, but it wasn’t right.”


John Clark is also disappointed but pleads with whoever may have stolen the bicycle to please return it.


“If I found out it was a kid, well, I may be lenient,” John Clark said. “But if it was an adult, I’d give him what for, if I could.”


John Clark has been making the nearly 10-mile bike ride from his Hesperia home to see Bustos almost every day for the past five years.


The bicycle is an Electra Coaster Cruiser, aluminum gray in color and has a silver rack over the rear wheel, officials said.

Sheriff’s officials are asking anyone with information about the bike to call their Victorville station at 241-2911."

With all the thefts of fixed-gears going on down in y'all neck of the woods, I sort of thought things would be different up here.

But, with all the rejected, LA and OC expatriates coming up here, all their bad-habits are coming with them.

It's bad enough to swipe a trendy, fixed-gear from someone who uses it to get from Pt.A to B.

But from an 88 year old man?
Probably for some Crack-Money.

Shit on due-process for these kind of thieves.
They need to be shot in the legs, then kicked down a mine-shaft!!!


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Man...that is truly sad. We should pitch in and buy him a new one. I'll send you a check for 50 dollars, bendstrider, if you want to do this....let me know.



tern
12.11.08 - 6:01 am

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Man I was thinking the same thing. Those bikes can't be all that expensive. I'll talk to you at the toy ride Adam if you want to see about getting him a new bike.



User1
12.11.08 - 9:01 pm

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Well, there may already have been some action on it as soon as that story hit the press.

There were no addresses or phone numbers listed immediately, but it was still a harsh-blow to be dealt.



bentstrider
12.11.08 - 11:05 pm

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