Two bike messengers chased a bike thief through the streets of Los Angeles before recovering the stolen bicycle Monday. The owner walked out of his workplace to find his $500 bicycle missing. He walked back inside to report it, authorities said, but the messengers were already chasing the thief. The couriers pedaled through downtown on street and sidewalks for five blocks before grabbing the thief's shirt and pulling him to the ground.
The man left the bike and took off on foot. Police are still looking for the thief. Police say bike theft grew 29 percent last year, throwing off the overall drop in crime for the city. Police say the reason might be the growing number of people using bikes to travel around in neighborhoods.
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