Smash and Grab
![Photo from a 2020 break-in at Sports Garage in Boulder. Photo from a 2020 break-in at Sports Garage in Boulder.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/cover_1_0.jpg?itok=Y8BwjQWH)
DENVER (BRAIN) — Colorado's Attorney General is charging eight men in connection to 29 bike shop burglaries, as well as 22 auto thefts and other crimes.
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association is working with Fixture Lab to study break-ins at bike shops nationally.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — A bike store manager was injured a year ago in Chino, California, trying to stop two men stealing a bike, and it’s the type of story that makes Vancouver detective Rob Brunt wince.
![Bike Index and 529 Garage give retailers a way to pre-register their bikes at once. Bike Index and 529 Garage give retailers a way to pre-register their bikes at once.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/bike_registration-bikeindex.jpg?itok=eLQ8-G7x)
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — The way J Allard sees it, 529 Garage is a combination of crimewatch, crime stoppers and motor vehicle registration. And it, along with Bike Index, might be the best way for retailers to protect their bikes.
![Aaron Goss integrated bikes into securing the windows of his shop in Seattle. Aaron Goss integrated bikes into securing the windows of his shop in Seattle.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/smash_grab-aarons6.jpg?itok=SECyrvG1)
HATTIESBURG, Miss (BRAIN) — When it comes to preventing smash and grab retail theft, James Moore and Aaron Goss took matters into their own hands.
![Sports Garage Cycling experienced a smash and grab last year. Sports Garage Cycling experienced a smash and grab last year.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/cover_1.jpg?itok=AspK6p9Q)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — A bike store manager was injured a year ago in Chino, California, trying to stop two men stealing a bike, and it’s the type of story that makes Vancouver detective Rob Brunt wince.