Bike thief held down by employees in Colorado

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AURORA, Colo. — Last week, employees at Stanley Marketplace apprehended a 27-year-old man accused of stealing a bicycle. Turns out, he had been wanted by the Aurora Police Department for months for his alleged involvement in more than 100 bike thefts.

Rayme Rossello, the owner of Comida, a Mexican restaurant, says she ran after the man, identified by police as Alec Jackson, after an employee of hers caught him stealing a bicycle.

"As recent as like four days before that, two of our employees had their bikes stolen, so it was top of mind for everybody," she said Friday.

As Rossello chased Jackson, he struggled to get on the bike and started leaving critical evidence behind.

"He sort of turned and twisted a little bit, dropped his backpack, dropped the bolt cutters, which I picked both of them up and said, "What are you going to do now? I've got your backpack,"" she recalled.

That's when several other people were able to grab Jackson and throw him to the ground. They kept him there until security and police arrived.

She would later learn he wasn't wanted for stealing just one bike. Aurora police believe he may be responsible for the theft of more than 100 bikes in the Aurora/Denver area.

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