Many of you have been to "swap meets." I've gone to a couple myself. I went with the intent of trading stuff I didn't want or need anymore, but the real fun was meeting some of the people and seeing rare bikes, parts and accessories, some of which haven't been made in a long time.
Details of the transaction, if you will, go like this: He parked his bike on the 1400 block of Washington Avenue, an area that normally sees a lot of foot and bicycle traffic. After parking his bike, he walked away from the area but turned around for a moment and seemed to survey the area before continuing on his way.
If you ever decide to go to a swap meet, I have some advice: Make sure that the owner of whatever you get in the swap knows that you're getting his or her stuff.
At least, that's the advice I would give to a fellow in New Orleans who traded his bike for someone else's.
Details of the transaction, if you will, go like this: He parked his bike on the 1400 block of Washington Avenue, an area that normally sees a lot of foot and bicycle traffic. After parking his bike, he walked away from the area but turned around for a moment and seemed to survey the area before continuing on his way.
A little later, he returned. But instead of getting on the bike he parked, he removed the lock on someone else's bike and rode it away.
Police are looking for the man. They also are, no doubt, trying to find out whether the bike he rode to the "swap" was acquired in a similar fashion.
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