College Park Serial Bike Thief Caught
Undercover University Police officers arrested a serial bike thief Tuesday after they spotted him cut the lock on a student's bicycle in front of Martin Hall, a police spokesman said.
Six charges were filed against Michael Crum, of Washington, including theft for five bicycles that police said he stole from students on the campus.
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"He's definitely one of the guys that is a leading stealer of bikes on campus," said Dillon. "It's a relatively low-risk kind of criminal activity unless you start stealing bikes in front of cops."
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Plainclothes officers in were hanging fliers on bikes encouraging owners to register with the university's database of bicycle serial numbers and corresponding owners, when they spotted Crum ride up on another stolen bike with flat tires, Dillon said.
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"We hope and expect him to see jail time for this," Dillon said.