If you see an unfamiliar person riding a bicycle carrying a backpack through your neighborhood, it's possible he is a burglar looking for some easy pickings. We've heard from law enforcement that a lot of ex-cons out on parole can't get a driver's license...so they end up on bicycles.
They look for unattended open garages where they can quickly steal some tools or other belongings - things that can fit in a backpack. It's not beyond them to break into a home. Electronics and other valuables can fit in a backpack too.
Our local police has instructed us to call them anytime we see someone suspicious, like an unfamiliar person riding a bicycle through our neighborhood and carrying a backpack. They'll come check it out.
Now don't call 9-1-1 unless it's an emergency. Memorize the non-emergency telephone number for your local law enforcement agency. Each person in our family has it programmed in our cell phones and on speed dial.
I think it's an elitist attitude, to be suspicious of anyone, that is not driving a car. Suspicion of people walking is just as rampant as suspicion of cyclists and it totally pisses me off. I mean lets think about it for a second, a person driving a car can steal stuff and get away much faster than a person walking, or riding a bike. I think it's just the assumption that if a person is riding a bike, it's because they are too poor to own a car and if they are too poor to own a car, it means they are desperate enough to steal your stuff! I get it all the time as I walk, or ride my bicycle down to the marina where my sail boat is moored, but I guess people expect me to be driving a $100,000 car down to the marina, where my sail boat is moored. No, I ride my bike.
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