Rialto police recover professional dirtbiker’s motorcycle
RIALTO >> Police on Sunday recovered a professional motocross rider’s bike — valued at about $20,000 — after it was stolen Thursday, the police department said.
Nick Wey told Rialto police his bike was stolen out of the bed of his truck while it was parked at Chaparral Motorsports in San Bernardino, according to a press release from Lt. Kathy Thompson.
Sunday afternoon officers were investigating a possible restraining order violation when they saw a motorcycle wheel in a stolen vehicle and thought it might belong to Wey, Thompson wrote.
“Officers continued their investigation and suspect David Duran (23, of San Bernardino) admitted he had stolen the bike on Thursday,” according to Thompson. “He provided officers with the location of the bike, and they were able to recover it from a residence in San Bernardino.”
Police found the motorcycle in the 600 block of East Orange Show Road Sunday, Thompson said.
Duran was booked into Rancho Cucamonga’s West Valley Detention Center on suspicion of vehicle theft and possessing stolen property, according to booking records. His bail was set at $50,000 and he is scheduled to appear in Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court Tuesday.
Wey thanked police via Instagram Sunday, posting a picture of his recovered machine, sans rear wheel and tire.
