A police report said two of the building's tenants at 2375 Madison Ave. One party in the dispute told the other that if she did not get the bike back, she would get gang members to trash her apartment. The report said after entering, the suspects began to beat up the man, throw things around the apartment and rip the telephone cord out of the wall. They also damaged a stereo and some antique glasses. One of the suspects had a knife, the report said.
Police have no suspects in the case.
Bates replaces Steven Laing, who became state superintendent of public instruction Monday. As associate superintendent, Bates oversees the Office of Planning and Project Services. He was previously the director of the office in charge of school law, legislation, certification and equity. Bates began his career as an educator more than 30 years ago as an elementary school teacher in Utah and Missouri. He was a reading specialist and principal at the Utah State Industrial School in Ogden before going to the State Office of Education.