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Mayor Chilton’s scooter stolen

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Staff

Susan Dickson
Staff Writer

Mayor Mark Chilton had an unfortunate surprise when he woke up last Thursday morning – his scooter had been stolen out of his yard.

Chilton purchased the scooter, an orange Mio 50, from the Scooter Store about six months ago. He said it was worth about $2,000.

Chilton said that he locked the scooter most nights, but hadn’t Wednesday night.

“People need to realize that scooters are a popular target for thieves and they need to be locked,” he said. Chilton encouraged anyone who sees someone walking a scooter instead of riding it to call 911.

Capt. J.G. Booker of the Carrboro Police Department said scooter and bicycle thefts are probably more common in the Carrboro community than other towns.

“We probably get more of that than most places just because of the nature of the way people commute in this community,” he said. “We have a lot of folks – with the student population and even the professional population – that commute by other means than big cars.”

Chilton said that while he was disappointed, there was one good thing that came out of the theft: “Maybe I’ll be out on my bike more.”

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