Normally, bike theft is not a laughing matter. But I am relaying this story as a "Sunday funny" because of the thief's ineptitude.
In New Hampshire, a couple of guys cased out a bike shop. At least, that much can be surmised as they bypassed the cheap bikes and took three with a combined retail value of $16,000.
In the wee hours of morning, before the shop opened, the perps backed a van into the shop's front door. They tossed two of the bikes into the back of the van and the other on the roof.
But they forgot to shut the rear door of the van. And the bike on the roof fell off as they drove away.
Bob Beal, the shop's owner, said it took a year to get those bikes and will probably take at least another to replace them. But, as the crooks' bungling was recorded, and the fire department later responded to a call for a burning van--which the thieves abandoned and apparently torched--I suspect the criminals will be caught sooner rather than later.
I would imagine that Mr. Beal will be compensated for his losses. But I am sure he and his customers would rather have those bikes.
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