Pat Sweeney Gets His Bike Back!
A year ago, Pat Sweeney, the owner of Fleet Feet on J Street, had his very expensive bike stolen out of his SUV right before he was headed to Hawaii to compete in the Ironman.
Believe it or not, you may again see Pat tooling around in his Orbea tri-bike thanks to alert Sacramento County Sheriff’s detectives.
I’ve learned a few things from the Bee’s article about the recovery of Pat’s bike:
- If you buy a $9,000 bike, write down the serial number. You’ll be wanting that when the bike gets stolen.
- If you steal a bike, don’t steal a $9,000 (or$15,000) bike. People will notice you if you don’t look like the kind of person that should be riding a $9,000 bike, and yet, are. And finally,
- Cops use Google, too!