BICYCLE THEFT SUSPECT TAKES SOME LUMPS.Byline: Jaxon Van Derbeken Daily News Staff Writer A theft suspect found out too late that a $5,500 custom-made racing bike had no brakes. Rafael Garcia Rafael Garcia may refer to:
A barking dog alerted a neighbor who found Garcia and the bike at the bottom of steep Terango Drive. ``He's lucky he is alive,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Fred Duitsman. ``I can picture this guy's terror - having absolutely no brakes and realizing that there has to be an end to this.'' Garcia, who first told authorities he had taken the fall while bicycle racing bicycle racing or cycling, an internationally popular sport conducted on closed courses or the open road. Track racing takes place at a velodrome, usually a banked 1,093.6 ft (.333 km) oval. with a friend, was charged with felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. residential burglary stemming from the Saturday incident. The owner of the bicycle said he is enhancing security at his home. ``He was probably going about 30 miles an hour when he got to the bottom of the hill,'' Thompson said. ``It's a really steep hill Steep Hill is a popular tourist street in the historic city of Lincoln, UK. At the top of the hill you will find the entrance to the Cathedral and at the bottom is Well Lane. The Hill consists of independent shops, tea rooms and pubs. , really steep.'' ``He didn't know anything about bikes,'' Thompson said. ``I had just changed wheels, and the brakes weren't attached. Basically, it was not in a ridable condition, and he just took off with it.'' ``He got what he deserved, and hopefully he will go to jail.'' |
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