It’s bad enough when a bike shop is robbed. I feel for the owners and employees who are trying to make a living while providing valuable services.
A robbery is all the more galling when its target is a non-profit shop committed to making bicycles to everyone who can ride. It’s worse still when such a shoo is located in an area where the need is great.
The scenario described in the previous paragraph took place on Sunday night, around 9:30. A surveillance video shows someone smashing a cash register in the parking lot. According to reports, the amount of cash the perp took was not great, but it surely matters to a shop like Toledo Bikes.
So did the bike he took from the showroom floor—and another bike taken yesterday morning by someone who entered through the door broken by whoever filched the first bike.
A man has been arrested in relation to yesterday‘s theft. Police haven’t yet confirmed whether he, or someone else, is responsible for the first robbery.
A local glass repair company, no doubt cognizant of Toledo Bikes’ value to the community (and its probably-minuscule budget) has offered to replace the broken glass door.
