Police: Thieves Apparently Couldn't Sell Stolen Segways
Ten Scooters Found Stored In Garage
POSTED: 10:34 am EDT August 9, 2005
CONCORD, N.H. -- The thieves who wheeled 10 Segway scooters away from a truck dealership in April apparently couldn't figure out how to sell their loot, police said.
Police found the motorized scooters last week stowed in a Manchester garage collecting dust and in perfect condition.
"Right from the beginning, we questioned how they would move these things around," said Detective Todd Flanagan. "It seemed like it would be difficult for them to get rid of them. And that seems to be what happened."
A tip led police to a rented garage on Friday. Besides the Segways, police found Segway accessories and customer files also taken from the dealership.
The Segways are worth up to $5,500 each. They were stolen from the dealership's showroom the night of April 24. Police believe thieves broke in through the front door and loaded the scooters onto a truck.
Police said a second garage rented by the same people contained what appears to be stolen property from a number of other burglaries.
The battery-powered Segway was invented and built by Bedford, N.H., inventor Dean Kamen. Kamen designed Segway, the first self-balancing, electric-powered scooter for short-distance travel.
Segways can operate at around 12 mph top speed. Commercial customers include police departments, manufacturing facilities and municipal organizations.
Flanagan said almost everything stolen from the truck dealership was still there, which is almost unheard of after a burglary.
"I think the burglary was very well thought out," he said. "I think what wasn't thought out was how they were going to profit from this. It's sort of comical, actually."
Ten Scooters Found Stored In Garage
POSTED: 10:34 am EDT August 9, 2005
CONCORD, N.H. -- The thieves who wheeled 10 Segway scooters away from a truck dealership in April apparently couldn't figure out how to sell their loot, police said.
Police found the motorized scooters last week stowed in a Manchester garage collecting dust and in perfect condition.
"Right from the beginning, we questioned how they would move these things around," said Detective Todd Flanagan. "It seemed like it would be difficult for them to get rid of them. And that seems to be what happened."
A tip led police to a rented garage on Friday. Besides the Segways, police found Segway accessories and customer files also taken from the dealership.
The Segways are worth up to $5,500 each. They were stolen from the dealership's showroom the night of April 24. Police believe thieves broke in through the front door and loaded the scooters onto a truck.
Police said a second garage rented by the same people contained what appears to be stolen property from a number of other burglaries.
The battery-powered Segway was invented and built by Bedford, N.H., inventor Dean Kamen. Kamen designed Segway, the first self-balancing, electric-powered scooter for short-distance travel.
Segways can operate at around 12 mph top speed. Commercial customers include police departments, manufacturing facilities and municipal organizations.
Flanagan said almost everything stolen from the truck dealership was still there, which is almost unheard of after a burglary.
"I think the burglary was very well thought out," he said. "I think what wasn't thought out was how they were going to profit from this. It's sort of comical, actually."
