{"id":34865,"date":"2016-12-22T22:48:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T04:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34865"},"modified":"2016-12-22T22:48:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T04:48:19","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-22nd-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/12\/22\/texas-bicycling-news-december-22nd-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 22nd 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s It Cost the City When a Cop Hits a Cyclist?<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Nina Hernandez | www.austinchronicle.com<\/h3>\n


\nAfter two years of negotiations, injured cyclist receives settlement
\nThe city didn’t just settle with one Austin cop on Dec. 2 when it threw $35,000 to Geoffrey Freeman, the officer who shot and killed 17-year-old David Joseph back in February. The same day Freeman waived his right to arbitration and ended his effort to get his job back, the city agreed to settle a case that involved a second officer, who hit a bicyclist in the road and later admitted in a deposition that he didn’t know the …<\/p>\n

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Gift bicycles stolen from Some Other Place giveaway<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Dan Wallach | www.beaumontenterprise.com<\/h3>\n


\nVolunteers James Ruby, left, and Gerardo Segura, check their list to retrieve the right bicycle for the right family at the Some Other Place Toys for Kids program. More than 20 bicylces were stolen from a … more
\nBeaumont police might have located perhaps 20 or more bicycles stolen earlier today from the Some Other Place Toys for Kids gift giveaway and families that had counted on giving a bike to a child might see their Christmas saved.
\nEarly today, a thief or thieves cut through three locks, forced open a gate in a storage pod on Some Other Place property at …<\/p>\n

Beaumont police find 13 stolen bicycles in time for giveaway<\/a><\/h2>\n

Associated Press | www.oaoa.com<\/h3>\n

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Police say 13 snazzy new bicycles meant for needy children in Southeast Texas were stolen but recovered just in time to hand out as Christmas presents.
\nBeaumont police say nobody has been arrested for the theft reported Thursday morning by officials with a volunteer group called Some Other Place. Police say a storage unit where the …<\/p>\n

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Mary Moore Searight Park – Disc Golf Course<\/a><\/h2>\n

cyclingfan1981 | www.youtube.com<\/h3>\n