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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOmahan's motorcycle, stolen in 1967, turns up in Los Angeles
I work for the Omaha Police Dept and interact with records every day. Great work.
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http://www.omaha.com/article/20131105/NEWS/131109336/1685#omahan-s-motorcycle-stolen-in-1967-turns-up-in-los-angeles
By Kevin Cole
A 1953 Triumph motorcycle is on its way from Los Angeles to Omaha, where it was stolen 46 years ago from the owner's backyard.
The motorcycle, a Tiger T 100, was stolen from Donald Devault the night of Feb. 4, 1967, according to a report filed with the Omaha Police Department. It was recovered last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Port of Los Angeles.
Lou Koven, an investigator with the National Insurance Crime Bureau in Los Angeles, said the motorcycle is the oldest stolen vehicle he can recall being recovered. The California Highway Patrol also assisted in its return to Devault, 73.
This is highly unusual, Koven said. Usually when we find a vehicle this old, we can't prove it's stolen, but the Police Department back in Omaha still had the original report.
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Omahan's motorcycle, stolen in 1967, turns up in Los Angeles (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Nov 2013
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MineralMan
(146,288 posts)1. Super.
I'm betting it didn't look that good when it was stolen, either. The guy gets his old Triumph back, all slicked up, to boot.
I wish I had it. That would be a fun ride around here during good weather.
rudolph the red
(666 posts)2. Pretty cool story
Great work all around between the various police agencies.
rdharma
(6,057 posts)3. Good news....... but it will still drip oil........
........ unless the thief figured out how to stop that problem.
Brother Buzz
(36,423 posts)4. You know it's still leaking
I bet the thief spent all his time trying to fix the crappy ignition system.
Omaha Steve
(99,618 posts)5. It is a classic
It looks good in the photo. I'd take (legally) it.
rdharma
(6,057 posts)11. It sounds like that was a very rare "collector" bike.
They made only a very limited number of that particular model that year.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,339 posts)8. Yes, and the valves and chain need adjusting every 30 miles ...
... and it still has Lucas electronic parts, like the fragile zener diode. in the big heat sink.
But those Triumphs are still fun to drive on curving roads.
UncleYoder
(233 posts)10. Lucas electronic parts
The reason the British drink warm beer.
frylock
(34,825 posts)6. that is a sweet looking bob there, and i'm not just saying that..
because I ride a Triumph!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)7. Good news. Now, can they find my Maico 250 that was stolen in 1975?
B Calm
(28,762 posts)9. Still waiting for them to find my 1957 Cushman Eagle
that was stolen from me in 1964.