As bikes continue to go missing, the Park City Police Department continues their investigation of one Park City man already tied to one high-end theft. Melissa Allison has more:
Brandon Dixon was arrested on June 18 by the Park City Police Department for stealing and selling high-end bikes.
He has not made bail at the time of this report and Captain Phil Kirk said Dixon didn’t limit his activities to Park City.
“At this point in the investigation, we’re trying to link him to others -multiple bike thefts that are similar to the one we have him charged with," Kirk said. "And that includes that there's bike thefts in the county too and some in the valley. So this individual that we have custody seems to be a very active thief and stealing multiple bikes and then trying to sell them online such as KSL.com. And we’re trying to put all the pieces together and charge him with multiple offenses.”
Around the time of the arrest, Deer Valley Resort instructed their lodgers to change their bike locks. Director of Marketing Colleen Reardon told KPCW that it was just their standard operating procedure and they weren’t even aware of the thefts.
Kirk advised people with bikes, high-end or otherwise, to register their bikes with the police department. Its free and can be done online.
“So, its much easier for us to track bikes if they are stolen," Kirk said. "And it also discourages bicycle thieves from taking the bike because there is a sticker that adheres to the bike that shows it is registered with the police department.”
Motivated thieves won’t be stopped by a bike lock. Kirk said your best bet is to lock it up in your garage or at the very least – store it out of sight of any onlookers.
I’m Melissa Allison, KPCW News.