5 Arrested After Nearly 300 Stolen Bikes Recovered

5 arrested after nearly 300 stolen bikes recovered

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has recovered the majority of the hundreds of bicycles stolen en route to Los Angeles County, and five people have been arrested for being the alleged masterminds behind the heist. Sheriff's officials on Thursday identified the following people as organizers of the theft: Samvel Karapetyan, 38 Vazgen Avagyan, 36 Narek Badalyan, 32 Vladimir Gyulankaryan, 32 Davit Grigoryan, 40 While investigators are s…

Hundreds of bikes disappeared while in transit to L.A. County. Detectives say they cracked the case

Truck drivers were redirected, and box trucks and passenger vehicles were used to transport stolen cargo to waiting warehouses, according to detectives.

5 People Suspected in Cargo Theft Arrested

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials Thursday touted a pair of investigations into alleged cargo theft rings that in one case led to five arrests, while another led to the recovery of nearly 300 pilfered bicycles. Both investigations were carried out by the agency’s Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team, or Cargo CATS, according to the department. In one probe, five people were arrested for allegedly taking part in a cargo theft scheme in which tru…

Gone in transit: How hundreds of bikes disappeared before reaching L.A County

bikes Five suspects arrested as detectives recover nearly 300 stolen high-end bicycles linked to $1.7 million theft A sophisticated cargo theft ring involving the theft of hundreds of high-end bikes while in transit to Los Angeles County has been busted, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. Detectives say five men orchestrated a coordinated scheme, redirecting truck drivers and using box trucks and passenger vehicles to offload the…

LAPD Arrest 5 in Potential Connection to Stolen ARI Bikes Case - Cycling West - Cycling Utah

May 30, 2025 — On April 21, 2025 ARI Bikes, a Utah bike brand, was hit with a $1.7 million dollar theft of 337 bicycles that were enroute to Utah via cargo truck. Subsequently, the LAPD Cargo Cats were able to recover 288 of the bicycles as Tyler Cloward from ARI Bikes recounts in this […] The post LAPD Arrest 5 in Potential Connection to Stolen ARI Bikes Case appeared first on Cycling West - Cycling Utah.

Hundreds of bikes disappeared while in transit to L.A. County; 5 held

Five men pulled off the theft of hundreds of bicycles, snatching them in a carefully orchestrated scheme while the bikes were in transit to L.A. County from a distributor, according to L.A. County sheriff’s investigators. Truck drivers were redirected, and box trucks and passenger vehicles were used to transport stolen cargo to waiting warehouses, according to detectives with the sheriff’s Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team. The bicycles were reco…