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Guy Finds Stolen Bike on Craigslist, Steals It Back

Danny Lesh fools thief after finding Craigslist ad

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 10, 2012 1:03 PM CDT | Updated May 13, 2012 12:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – When Danny Lesh found his stolen bike listed for sale on Craigslist and police couldn’t help him right away, he decided to take matters into his own hands. The $600 Cannondale hybrid, which had a prominent identifying sticker on it, was listed for sale for $100 and Lesh arranged to meet with the seller-slash-thief to take the bike for a test ride. But instead of coming back to pay, Lesh just rode off with his property, NBC Washington reports.

"This guy finally started calling me, and left a message saying he was going to call the police," Lesh says with a laugh. He put up an ad on Craigslist warning other users about stolen bikes being listed for sale, and says, "I'm glad that, hopefully, his business is interrupted a little bit."

A Cannondale, but not the stolen one.
A Cannondale, but not the stolen one.   (©owenfinn16)
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JT119
May 11, 2012 6:36 PM CDT
Isn't it this type of  crime OJ is in prison for?
ar2997
May 11, 2012 1:36 PM CDT
Yes, awesome!!! My bike was stolen on my university campus a couple of years back, and I scoured Craigslist in hopes that I could do the same thing--make sure that it was my bike by identifying certain characteristics of it (tags, scratches, etc.) and then take it for a test ride, but never come back. Unfortunately, I never found my bike on there and eventually purchased a new bike. 
Riffran
May 11, 2012 3:30 AM CDT
THAT is fricken cool
 

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