In February of 1967, a 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 motorcycle was stolen from a man's backyard in Omaha, Nebraska. 45 years later, that bike was found by U.S. Customs (CBP) agents at a Los Angeles port.The bike was on its way to Yokohama, Japan when authorities from Customs decided to take a closer look, theOrange County Register reported. Upon seeing that bike's vehicle identification number matched a motorcycle that was reported stolen , agents seized the bike. The real Owner, Don. R. Devault, looks forward to the reunion. He says he wishes the bike could speak so he could know whats been going on the past 46 years.
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It's crazy how hard the legal system works at times. A bike 46 years later ,wow. The fact that the customs actually helped solve a long case of bike theft, is sorta odd. I can't even imagine what Devault thought, who is now 72. I guess he'll be having alot of fun riding his bike now, if he still has it in him. This story warms my heart
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/motorcycle-stolen-in-1967-is-found-in-2013-232032044.html
Haha, if it were me I would probably say, "well, it's about time!" I really wonder what happened to it and how they only just now found it....and why it was going to Japan?! It's nice that they were able to find it and bring it back to him - I'm sure it must've been a nice, unexpected surprise. At any rate, being so old, it's probably worth a lot of money. ;) Thanks for posting something interesting and positive.
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Lol this is sorta funny. After 45 years I don't think the bike was THAT important anymore. But whatever at least it was returned I guess. But why is customs solving missing bike cases???- Jasmine Easter
ReplyDeleteJasmine makes a really good point, it seems to me like much of the time, police pay very little attention to "small" crimes such as bike theft and in this case motorcycle theft. My dad had his bicycle stolen from our back yard a couple years ago and he filed a police report, but of course the bike never turned up anywhere. Theft of small vehicles is very difficult to solve because of the large number of thefts and because of how difficult it is to track down items like these that can easily be hidden and moved.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe he's actually getting the motorcycle back! It's nice to hear stories that end well. I hope Devault is able to use it in someway, even if it's selling it or giving it to a younger relative.
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