OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) — During the pandemic, Brissia Torres and her boyfriend purchased electrical bikes. They took photographs and movies to doc their adventures alongside the best way.
“We actually traveled around to different places like Joshua Tree, Sedona,” Torres mentioned.
She mentioned they have been on the brink of load up their bikes for an additional experience on Feb 5.
But when the couple stepped outdoors their residence, the e-bikes have been lacking.
“We were so flabbergasted because we were home at the time that they were taken,” Torres mentioned.
Torres mentioned a surveillance video from a enterprise throughout the road on Pier View Way confirmed an individual eradicating the e-bikes from their porch at 3 a.m.
“Our theory that we were likely either followed or someone spotted us with the bikes the night before and planned to take them because of how out of the way they were from sight,” she mentioned.
Leon Hubbard, who works at Moment Bicycles in Old Town, mentioned e-bikes are one of the fastest-growing sectors within the trade.
The common price ticket is between $2000 to $3000.
“And then way up from there depending on the features of the bike, how fast it could go, the range it has,” Hubbard mentioned.
Torres mentioned the fashions she and her boyfriend personal begin at $2,195 every.
They instantly filed a police report with Oceanside PD.
“They did let us know that this is a common occurrence especially living close to a beach town,” Torres mentioned.
Hubbard suggests e-bike house owners all the time retailer the bike inside their houses.
“If it is outside your house, it is fair game for a thief. You cannot lock your bike outside of your house no matter where you think it might be secured,” he mentioned.
If you already know something about Torres’ incident, name Oceanside PD.