Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-07
LARCENY OF BICYCLES
POLICE ARE SAID TO BE ALARM
ED OVER SITUATION.

Thefts Of bicycles from the curbs and in
front of buildings In all parts of ths city
are becoming frequent that the police
authorities are said to be alarmed because
81 the situation. The police authorities are
OF the opinion that q more severe penalty
| should be provided for the larceny OF bicy
cles The stealing ia largely done by small
boys. who ride the wheels away from the
curbs and later abandon them. Such young
sters should be impressed with the fact that
the crime is a serious one. the police say.
and the only way to attain that result is to
impose severe penalties.
An epidemic Of wheel stealing was started
last Saturday. when twelve bicycles were
been noted. The efforts OF Detective Trum-
DO. who Is assigned to the bicycle depart
ment, have resulted in the recovery of
many OF the wheels.
Earl Griffith OF All c street northwest re-
ported that his Manhattan bicycle was
stolen from In front or his home Saturday.
James Mckensie OF the eighth precinct, re-
ported that his wheel. a Yankee racer, was
stolen from in front of 405 10th street; Ray
Ennis of 33S NJ street southwest, told the
police that Saturday his Cambridge wheel
was stolen from in front OF the Munsey
building. A Rambler bicycle was taken
from in front of the Pope Manufacturing
Company's store, SIT 14th street northwest
on Saturday l. Hates stated to the police
that blue frame bicycle belonging to him
was taken from In front Of the Warder
building Saturday; Tribune bicycle. the
property of John ]. Kelly of 1851 Emerson
street, was taken from In front of the Mum
sey building the same day. From the bath
ing beach Saturday Sovereign bicycle be-
longing to David Williams of 205 New York
avenue was stolen. John Miller of the Eve
ming Star lost his Smell bicycle from in
front Of the Star building Saturday. A Co
lumbia bicycle left in front of the Cosmos
Club by its owner, H. c. Rizer OF 1917
Swami street, was ridden away by an I'M
known person. Buffalo King bicycle
standing at 18th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Saturday looked good TO somebody
and that somebody rode off on ii. While
was on an errand in building near the
corner of 18th and streets Saturday his
bicycle was spirited away A National bicy-
Gle belonging to John Wood OF 1901 l4th
street was stolen Sunday. While Theo-
dore Hflery of Fowlers Hill, d. c., was
waiting for a message to deliver at the
Western Union telegraph Office yesterday
his Emblem bicycle was stolen. Thomas
Benson reported to the police that his
Regal bicycle was taken from in front OF
The Star building yesterday morning. A
Rambler bicycle, left at the corner of 9th
street and Pennsylvania avenue yesterday
by Henry L. Bailey of 1713 street was
Milton Beirston of 10l1 East Capitol street
stated to the police that his racycle was
taken from in front of the Bond building
yesterday. Rev. p. F. Jeffries of l42
street northwest told the police last night
that his wheel was stolen from in front OF
his house yesterday.
The first complaint to be made this morn
ing was of the larceny of bicycle p c.
Phillips of 80 7th street lost his Hudson
bicycle.