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Thieves couldn't break bike lock, so they stole the rack
When thieves couldn't break a stubborn bike lock in West Seattle, they just stole the entire rack, along with Linnea McCann's bicycle.
"My first reaction was oh my gosh where did it go? It's all gone," she said.
McCann had locked her Cannondale bike to a city rack just outside the Starbucks at 41st and Admiral in West Seattle, Friday evening.
It was bike-to-work day and she had just gotten home from her job at Cycle University bicycle shop. She went to the rack Saturday morning to retrieve her bike and couldn't believe what she found.
"Somebody just unbolted the whole rack from the ground and they took it," McCann said.
She reported the theft to police and hopes her case will be a warning to other cyclists who might think every bike rack is safe. Many racks in Seattle are secured to the pavement with bolts.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/05/17/when-thieves-couldnt-break-bike-lock--they-stole-entire-rack/27505559/