Police Nab Alleged Homewood Bike Thief

Christopher Hurms, 46, of 653 Frances in Phoenix was charged with felony theft after police caught him stealing a bicycle from the Homewood Metra station bike racks on Aug. 10.

According to the report, an officer observed Hurms retrieve a pair of bolt cutters from his backpack before cutting the lock on a bike. Police said Hurms then took the bike and left the scene headed northbound. The officer followed Hurms, provoking him to reverse his direction of travel, according to the report. Police say they finally boxed in Hurms and he was arrested.

This comes as spectacular news to at least one Homewood resident, who posted this response on the H-F Patch Facebook page:

I wanted to give a special thanks to the homewood police dept....they not only caught the guy who was stealing bikes at the metra...but they tracked down my husband's bike at a pawn shop & got it back for him! We certainly never expected to get the bike back.....great work guys...THANKS!!!!

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