Crime & Safety

Suspected E-Bike Thief Arrested Weeks After Robbery

Deputies at the Lomita Sheriff's Station surveilled a man who they believed stole an e-bike from a resident in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Lomita Sheriff's Station deputies arrested a man on Tuesday in connection to an E-bike theft that happened in December. authorities said.
Lomita Sheriff's Station deputies arrested a man on Tuesday in connection to an E-bike theft that happened in December. authorities said. (Courtesy of the Lomita Sheriff's Station)

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA — Lomita Sheriff's Station deputies arrested a man on Tuesday in connection to an E-bike theft that happened in December. authorities said.

According to the sheriff's department, the station's detectives used resources and information from the victims to track the stolen bicycle. When the location was found, detectives watched the house of a man they believed to be the suspect.

"Lomita detectives monitored the residence until they observed the suspect leave his home with the stolen bicycle," deputies said in a statement.

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A uniformed deputy was dispatched to the location of the suspect and he was taken into custody without incident, authorities said. The E-bike was returned to its owner.


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