Bike thief arrested @ JHU

Thanks to the vigilance of Johns Hopkins Security Officers, one of our most nefarious criminals, the bicycle thief, is off the streets, caught in the act by security cameras!


The following report is from JHU security, dated 9/26/07, please forward on to interested persons.

ARREST for Bicycle Theft / CCTV Observation -- Unit Blk. E. University Parkway - On Sept. 26th at 3:41 AM, a CCTV monitor observed a male carrying a backpack and walking suspiciously to and from the shuttle stop bike racks.

Campus officers and off-duty Baltimore police officers working overtime for Hopkins located and stopped the suspect. Baltimore Police responded and discovered the suspect was carrying a large butcher knife, mace and in his backpack, bolt cutters, vice grip pliers and a bicycle tire pump.
The suspect was subsequently arrested for possession of a deadly weapon and for the bicycle theft that occurred on from Sept. 16th from the Wolman Hall, west side bike rack.