Bike thief is “easily the most hated man in Toronto”
My friend L. sent me this from today’s New York Times, about a fellow who was arrested with more than two thousand stolen bicycles.
From the article:
Mr. Kenk’s legacy now fills a former police garage with a leaky roof. Organized by brand name and mostly resting on their handlebars, wheels pointed upward, are 2,396 of the bicycles that police say Mr. Kenk either stole or arranged to have stolen.
The jumbled collection of bicycles suggests that Mr. Kenk is the unofficial world champion of bicycle thieves. But as he awaits trial next month on 58 charges related to theft and drug possession, the biggest mysteries of all are Mr. Kenk’s motives and his ultimate plan for the armada of steel, rubber and aluminum he amassed.
“He’s easily the most hated man in Toronto,” said Alex Jansen, a filmmaker who has been working on a documentary about Mr. Kenk for more than a year.
My friend L. suggests we turn Kenk into “an idol of evil.” I have to admit I can muster very little sympathy for bike thieves.
–Erik Ryberg
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Let’s hope it’s back to Slovenia for Mr. Kenk. I’m sure their justice system back there is a little different.–peace- Dean
August 25th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Nah, they shouldn’t deport him. They should make him hand deliver each bicycle to it’s rightful owner.
December 16th, 2009 at 10:50 am
[...] Igor Kenk pleads guilty, gets four months (he’s already spent thirteen months in jail awaiting trial). [...]