Cedar Falls police used high-tech surveillance to battle a rash of bike thefts that spiked in the fall.Two
people have been arrested in connection with the investigation over the
weekend. Levi Colin Dull, 36, and Melissa Marie Greenway, 33, both of
224 Park View Blvd., Waterloo, were arrested Sunday on warrants for
misdemeanor theft. They have since been released from jail.
Cedar Falls police said they cut a lock to steal a bike
valued at more than $200 from a bike rack at the Hillcrest Park
Apartments at 9614 University Ave. at 6 a.m. on Dec. 26.
Unknown to the alleged thieves, the bicycle was part of a police sting
operation and was equipped with GPS device and monitored by hidden
cameras. Later that day, police later recovered the bike from Dull’s
truck, which was parked in the Wal-Mart lot, police said. Dull’s vehicle
was also seized.
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