Man released from jail, steals 10-year-old girl's pink bike to get around, Glendale police allege
A 31-year-old man was arrested last week after police spotted him wearing a black inmate's jumpsuit and riding a 10-year-old girl’s stolen pink bicycle — just hours after he was released from a Los Angeles County jail.
Michael Toplin, who was on parole for receiving stolen property, had been released from jail earlier that day, but allegedly wasted little time in taking advantage of an opportunity crime, according to Glendale police reports.
Police reported spotting Toplin about 7:30 p.m. last Wednesday riding the pink bike on a Central Avenue sidewalk, a code violation. The same bike had been reported stolen 10 minutes earlier from an apartment in the 100 block of Louise Street, according to police reports.
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-- Veronica Rocha, Glendale News-Press / Times Community News
Photo: Suspect Michael Toplin. Credit: Glendale Police Department
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