Bike Thief "lassoed" by "Cowboy" in Southern Oregon

[pdempsey1097]

Can't make this stuff up.
LOVE the Cowboy guy's attitude.
Warms the heart to see the thief in custody (at least for a few hours).

Rancher on horseback lassoes would-be bike bandit in Walmart parking lot (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/10/bike-theft-oregon-walmart-thief-lassoed-cattle-rancher)

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[Member 5605]

Yes!!

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

'Merica!

 

[NWGlockgal]

I love this:

"I use a rope every day, that's how I make my living. If it catches cattle pretty good, it catches a bandit pretty good."

 

[AirResq]

Hilarious! Reminds me of that old tv series McCloud.

 

[Saigashooter]

If I lived in that area I would buy the cowboy a beer or cup coffee !

 

[jim97701]

Read the comments OMG!
Good job Cowboy

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I think I'll market a extra long black rope.
It will be my "Tactical Battle Cowperson Commando Assault Rope."
The extra length makes it "high capacity."
You can tie a knife or bayonet to it , so it has a bayonet lug of sorts ...
One end will have a pistol grip handle.
If you throw it really fast it is semi auto , if you hook it up to a winch it becomes full auto.
Custom camouflage colors by special order.
Andy

 

[clearconscience]

And at walmart no less. They should start selling lassos

 

[2A2Dend]

I see a cowboy in a walmart advertisement. Lasso the savings!!

 

[erudne]

Cowboy On Horseback Lassoes Would-Be Bike Bandit In Oregon Walmart Parking Lot…


Head em up, move em out…
Via The Guardian:
An attempted bicycle theft in a Walmart parking lot was foiled by a cattle rancher on horseback, who chased the thief down and lassoed him until the local police in southern Oregon could arrive.
The bicycle was stolen from a bike rack outside a Walmart in Eagle Point, a town about 170 miles south of Eugene, Oregon, at around 10amon Friday morning. The woman who owned the bike and several others gave chase on foot but were unable to catch him.
Then a rancher named Robert Borba brought his horse out of its trailer, mounted up and chased the thief down, according to Chris Adams, an officer with the Eagle Point police who responded to the 911 call about the theft.
"When we arrived, there was a large crowd standing around a younger gentleman who was on the ground, the rope around his ankle, hanging on to a tree," Adams said. Victorino Arellano-Sanchez was arrested and charged with theft, the police said.
"I seen this fella trying to get up to speed on a bicycle," Borba told the Medford Mail-Tribune. "I wasn't going to catch him on foot. I just don't run very fast." He added: "I use a rope every day, that's how I make my living. If it catches cattle pretty good, it catches a bandit pretty good."
Not a lot is known about Borba because he is new in town, Adams said, but "it appears he will be a good fit. Eagle Point is a small city, and people watch out for each other. That's exactly what he did."
David Stepp said that he had been sitting in his car nearby when he saw the cowboy trotting across the parking lot on his horse after the thief, who was trying to escape on the stolen bicycle.
When the thief dismounted and tried to flee on foot, Stepp watched as the cowboy lassoed him by the ankle. The thief then grabbed a tree and held on to it until the police arrived. "Best day of my life," Stepp said.
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[evltwn]

I'm proud to live in an area with folks like this.

 

[AirResq]

evltwn: "I'm proud to live in an area with folks like this."

I would be too. I get down that way every so often (job), and I've met quite a few darn good people. Beautiful country (when you get away from the I-5).

 

[NWGlockgal]

Hilarious! Reminds me of that old tv series McCloud.

"There ya go".

I loved that series.

 

[The Courier]

Stories like this remind me why I will never leave Oregon. I would like to know what went through the thiefs mind when he heard the horse approaching from behind...