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Deaf Lee County man has bike stolen from under him
A deaf lee county man says he's outraged after someone stole his bicycle right from underneath him!
He's just one of many victims to what deputies say is becoming a popular crime.
Devon Myers says his focus was on dodging traffic when he rode his roomates bike to the Circle K on North Tamiami Trail Monday afternoon.
He says when arrived he felt a shove.
"Some dude just pushed me off the bike," Myers said.
The man grabbed the bike and pedaled off. Myers couldn't shout out to the people passing by, but he ran after the thief, then lost sight of him.
He says he wasn't hurt, at least physically.
"I'm extremely mad because he provoked me and took advantage of my disability," Myers explained.
But the Lee County Sheriff's Office says bike thefts are on the rise all over the county.
The first six months of this year, 170 bicycles were stolen in Lee County. That's up from 108 at the same time last year.
Oddly enough however, car thefts are down. This year, there have been 219 so far, down from 307.
While sheriff's office officials say it's difficult to say why the theives are stealing the bikes, they theorize it could be because of high gas prices. Also, metal bikes can be scrapped and easily made unidentifiable.
Something that doesn't make this Fort Myers man feel any better about being victimized.
"I was looking out for cars and for my safety," Myers said.
But not a robber.
Recently released crime numbers show that violent crime has gone down this year from last. Overall, there were around 600 violent crimes reported. That is 100 less than last year.
A deaf lee county man says he's outraged after someone stole his bicycle right from underneath him!
He's just one of many victims to what deputies say is becoming a popular crime.
Devon Myers says his focus was on dodging traffic when he rode his roomates bike to the Circle K on North Tamiami Trail Monday afternoon.
He says when arrived he felt a shove.
"Some dude just pushed me off the bike," Myers said.
The man grabbed the bike and pedaled off. Myers couldn't shout out to the people passing by, but he ran after the thief, then lost sight of him.
He says he wasn't hurt, at least physically.
"I'm extremely mad because he provoked me and took advantage of my disability," Myers explained.
But the Lee County Sheriff's Office says bike thefts are on the rise all over the county.
The first six months of this year, 170 bicycles were stolen in Lee County. That's up from 108 at the same time last year.
Oddly enough however, car thefts are down. This year, there have been 219 so far, down from 307.
While sheriff's office officials say it's difficult to say why the theives are stealing the bikes, they theorize it could be because of high gas prices. Also, metal bikes can be scrapped and easily made unidentifiable.
Something that doesn't make this Fort Myers man feel any better about being victimized.
"I was looking out for cars and for my safety," Myers said.
But not a robber.
Recently released crime numbers show that violent crime has gone down this year from last. Overall, there were around 600 violent crimes reported. That is 100 less than last year.