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pnng spawns bike thieves, too
By Vfrdnia Brosdv
With tpi'mz in the air and finals week approaching,
many students probably have the urge to start their
wheels spinning-bicycle wheels, that is.
, . ViTiile bkycling is growing in popularity, it seems that
bicycle thef t may be following suit.
Bicycle thefts constitute the largest number of lar
cenies less than $250, according to Lincoln Police Dept.
(LPD) Captain Ron Glansbury.
Lastyear 1 ,096 bicycles, at an estimated total value of
$86,725, were reported stolen to LPD. Of these, 534 were
recovered while 56 crimes were solved.
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A total of 58 bicycles were reported stolen to Campus
Police in 1975, said Officer Joe Vehner, in charge of the
Special Services Division. This year, 1 1 bicycles have been
stolen on Campus, he said.
Vehner said licensing bicycles makes it easier to
identify them if they are stolen. Bicycle owners should
keep bicycle serial numbers in their possession and
engrave their social security numbers on the bike for
easier identification, he added,
Vehner said bicycles should be parked in a well-lighted
area and should be chained and locked to a bike rack with
a steel chain at least three-eighths of an inch thick. He also
said the chain should be long enough to include both
wheels and the frame without touching the ground.
A 50-cent bicycle license is mandatory for Lincoln bike
owners and can be obtained at any fire station, v
To license a bike, a biO of sales and a back reflector are
needed, said firefighter Ron Trouba. Firemen check for
proper wheel chains and make sure the bike is in good
operating condition. Licenses must be renewed yearly,
Trouba said.
Although there are several bicycle routes in Lincoln,
bicyclers must obey the same laws as car drivers, Flans
bury said. Bicyclers also must ride single file and cannot
ride on congested sidewalks. -
Students bike for blind
The 13 Innocents Society members will bike 60
miles Sunday in an attempt to raise $2,000 for the
Nebraska Society for the Prevention of Blindness
(NSPB), said Keith Johnson, Bikeathon Chairman and
a senior agronomy major from York,
The Bikeathon, which is sponsored by Innocents,
senior honor society, will begin at 7 a jn. at the Nebras
ka Union. The Innocents will be the only bikers, and
will end their journey t the Omaha's Vestroads shop
ping center sometime between 1 and 3 dm Johnson
said.
Lincoln Mayor Helen Boosalis will see the bikers
off, he added.
Innocents have been soliciting donations (contribu
tions or pledges) from persons they know and through
radio programs and service organizations, he said.
The Innocents chose to donate to NSPB because
NSPB receives all its financing through contributions,
Johnson said.
. NSPB was organized in Nebraska in 1973 and is sub
sidized by the National Organization of the Society to
Prevent Blindness, said Judy Olsen, secretary to the
NSPB executive director. Last year, NSPB raised
$28,000, of which $3,000 was from a walkathon.
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