In the last few months, there has been an uptick in smash-and-grab bike thefts at cycle shops across the Front Range.
Bike shops shared surveillance video with Denver7 that showed how brazen the thieves were to steal tens-of-thousands of dollars’ worth of high-end bikes.
The most recent theft happened March 2 at Pedal Pushers Cyclery in Golden.
Video captures the thieves casing the store before they reversed a white van into the side of the building. The van pushed the wall and shattered the window, giving the thieves entry.
“They were only in the store for less than a minute,” store manager Chris Courtney said.
That was just enough time for the group to take more than $25,000 in bikes and cause up to $10,000 in damage.
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