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David Zabriskie Robbed While on Amgen Tour of California

by Tina Kells | February 24, 2009 at 03:13 pm

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World famous cyclist David Zabriskie returned home from the Amgen Tour of California to find that his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, had been robbed of several valuabe items and important memorabilia.

The theft ignited a series of re-tweets across the microblogging service asking for help in recovering the stolen goods, including a message from fellow cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Once again we need help from the twitterati for @dzabriskie. This is nuts!

Lance Armstrong reached out to the "twitterati" when his own bicycle was stolen last week. It was quickly recovered. He sent a tweet out again on behalf of Zabriskie asking for the public to keep their eyes open for any of the missing items.

Salt Lake City Police have issued an appeal for the public's help in recovering items stolen in a burglary at the home of Garmin-Slipstream’s David Zabriskie.
According to police, the break-in occurred while Zabriskie was in California for the recent Amgen Tour.

Police also issued a partial list of items stolen and asked for help in their recovery, particularly if any turn up in local pawnshops or on eBay.

Among those items stolen from Zabriskie’s home are:
• Black 2008 Subaru Outback, Utah plate A189NC
• Black 2006 Toyota Scion, Utah plate 094VWM
• Giro D Italia Race Medal (approx. 6" circumference)
• Olympic Seiko watch
• Beijing Olympic ring (silver) with initials "DZ" engraved ($4,000)
• Olympic Time Trial Bike, plus 12 other bikes (combined value of $100,000)
• Cervelo (black/red) bike frame - team issued ($5000)
• Tag Heuer watch ($6,000)
• Bose Speaker/Receiver System ($15,000)
• Sony 52" flat screen TV ($4,000)
• Two Mac Books and one Mac desktop, plus hard drive ($8,000)
• A pair of Space legs, a recovery compression system for legs ($5,000)
• 7 Marvel sideshow statues ($11,000)

According to police, the Marvel sideshow statues are distinctive in that they stand two- to three feet tall and are very heavy. The stolen statues were of: "Hellboy" pistol figurine, "Ash"Army of Darkness, "Tomb Raider" Lara Croft, "The Punisher," "Alien," "Ironman" Limited Edition, and a "Gears of War" character.

Salt Lake City Police are asking people to watch eBay and Craigslist to see if any of the items are listed for sale. If you know anything about the theft or know the location of the stolen items is please call the Tips for Cash line at 799-INFO (4636), reference case #09-32767.