Smash and Grab

Colorado AG indicts 8 in bike shop burglary ring

Posted November 17, 2021
Photo from a 2020 break-in at Sports Garage in Boulder.

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.

When the smoke cleared, Houston shop gets lucky after smash-and-grab

Posted May 28, 2021
Fog comes to the war against smash-and-grabs. With mixed results.
Security video screen shot from Click2Houston.com TV report.

MISSOURI CITY, Texas (BRAIN) — A smoke deterrent didn't prevent a smash-and-grab at a Houston area bike shop early Sunday morning, but it clearly gave retailer Fred Rebollido some notoriety after a

NBDA surveys dealers on recent break-ins

Posted May 13, 2021

IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association is working with Fixture Lab to study break-ins at bike shops nationally.

Give pause before chasing down that thief

Posted March 18, 2020

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 registration better than just recording serial numbers

Posted March 17, 2020
Part of package of stories about smash and grab break-ins.
Bike Index and 529 Garage give retailers a way to pre-register their bikes at once.

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.

Two retailers, two creative ways to secure their businesses

Posted March 16, 2020
Aaron Goss integrated bikes into securing the windows of his shop in Seattle.

HATTIESBURG, Miss (BRAIN) — When it comes to preventing smash and grab retail theft, James Moore and Aaron Goss took matters into their own hands.

A rash of smash and grab thefts puts retailers on the offensive

Posted March 15, 2020
The internet age has helped bike thieves organize networks to sell stolen goods from retailers quickly and efficiently.
Sports Garage Cycling experienced a smash and grab last year.

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.

We ask the State of Retail panel: What security measures do you have in place to prevent smash and grab theft?

Posted March 10, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our March magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: "What security measures do you have in place to prevent smash and grab theft?"

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