Police: Rancher lassos bike thief outside Oregon Wal-Mart

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Police: Rancher lassos bike thief outside Oregon Wal-Mart

Updated 12:07 pm, Saturday, June 11, 2016

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — A rancher jumped on his horse Friday morning and lassoed a man who was trying to steal a bicycle in the parking lot of an Oregon Wal-Mart, police said.

Robert Borba was at the Eagle Point store loading dog food and a camping tent into his truck when he heard a woman screaming that someone was trying to steal her bike, the Medford Mail Tribune reports (http://goo.gl/L5PTLm).

The 28-year-old said he quickly got his horse, Long John, out of its trailer. He grabbed a rope, rode over to the man who was reportedly struggling with the bike gears and attempting to flee on foot. Borba lassoed the man around the legs and when he dropped, Borba dragged him to one end of the parking lot.

"I seen this fella trying to get up to speed on a bicycle," Borba told the Tribune. "I wasn't going to catch him on foot. I just don't run very fast."


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Alleged-bike-thief-lassoed-by-rancher-7998476.php

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[groundloop]

1. Big thumbs up - Caught the thief and nobody got killed in the process

Much, much better outcome than the Rambo wannabe's who start shooting at the slightest provocation.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. "... man who was reportedly struggling with the bike gears...."

Once again demonstrating that a manual transmission is a theft deterrent.

Had this been pitched as the plot of an episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger," it would have been rejected as outlandishly improbable.

[FuzzyRabbit]

3. What's the big deal?

Hopalong Cassidy and Roy Rogers used to lasso the bad guys all the time.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. What do you know?

A good guy with a rope.

[irisblue]

20. my first thought

[NBachers]

5. Nice passel o' young'uns ya got there, Robert!

[magical thyme]

6. I love a good buttermilk buckskin!

cute pony he's got there!

[RexDart]

7. Guy got off lightly.

They used to hang horse thieves...

[ET Awful]

8. Hmmmm. . . . so he was either transporting the horse with it's saddle and reins on, or that's

the slowest bike thief in history because the guy had enough time to get his horse out of the trailer and put the saddle on, etc. (which takes a little while to do properly).

[Arazi]

12. Yeah, sounds bogus eom

[Judi Lynn]

13. Article says he was on his way to help friends brand cattle. n/t

[IronLionZion]

9. He keeps the horse saddled just in case?

Glad this worked out

[L. Coyote]

16. He can saddle a horse nearly as fast as I can type this.

He saddled the horse first, then took off at a gallop and caught up to the guy. The rope is already attached to the saddle if you use your horse to work cattle.

[cigsandcoffee]

10. Pretty horrific imagery, actually. n/t

[PersonNumber503602]

11. Can someone help me figure out if I have a cartoon idea of how this likely played out

Now I'm picturing him jumping on his horse and then swirling the rope above his head and he rides toward the thief, then once he's close he throws the "loopy end" of the rope over the guy to yank him off the bike.

I have obviously never left the city...

[L. Coyote]

15. The guy abandoned his bike and started running, then roped and drug across the parking lot

Yes, you circle the rope around your head as part of preparing to throw it. Find a calf roping video.

You should take up rodeo.

[PersonNumber503602]

17. hehehe that's such a funny image to imagine...

I hope he didn't injure the thief though, because I would hate to see him get sued over this.

[L. Coyote]

18. The apprehended dope-on-a-rope grabbed a tree trunk ...

Guess he wasn't enjoying the ride across the pavement.

[L. Coyote]

14. Republicans are already saying Obama is coming after our ropes.

[Odin2005]

19. The dude has an adorable family!

Love the little girl's cowboy boots!