A man allegedly broke into a police department’ s evidence area to take back his bicycle .
David Elwin Snow , 37 , showed up at the Provo Police Department in Utah , USA , on December 18 , asking for his bike , which had been recovered from a man who was arrested in an unrelated issue,
reports said .
Snow had not reported the bike stolen , however , so police needed to verify that the bike was his , before giving it to him , the Desert News reported .
Snow and his brother were allegedly able to see where the bike was stored in an outdoor area , according to a police report . Police said later that night , the men returned to take it back .
“ This is a first , ” Provo Police Sgt . Nisha King told the Desert News .
“ Police didn ’ t know the bike was gone until the man originally accused of stealing the bike was arrested again and told authorities he ’ d heard that two men had gotten the bicycle out of the police station .
“ Snow ’ s brother had been bragging that they ( the brothers ) had ‘ pulled off the crime of the century and broken into the police department, ” according to a police report .
However, Snow was then arrested. No charges have been filed in the case.
Source:Punchng
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