Help Out KJ, the Bike Batman of Salt Lake City
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Did you know Salt Lake City has its own guardian who refers to himself as the Bike Batman?
Just this Thursday, my bike was stolen out of my garage. It was the middle of the day and I had left the garage door open for ten minutes while I moved some furniture. When I went outside again, my bike was gone. Apart from its monetary value, this bike means a lot to me and is the best bike I've ever had. This is the third bike I've had stolen in Salt Lake City. It's also the only one I've gotten back.
The reason I got it back is a man named KJ.
After it was stolen, I filed a police report, but I did not think I was going to get my bike back. There was no way — I know how this stuff goes. But around 10 p.m. that night I checked my phone and had a missed call and a bunch of text messages from my friend Katy. Someone had found my bike.
That someone was KJ. He had seen a person with it, talked to them a bit and realized it wasn't theirs, then posted it on a Facebook page for stolen bikes in Salt Lake City. My friend Katy, who doesn’t even live in Salt Lake, happened to see his post and connected the two of us. I called KJ and sure enough, he had found my bike. It was at a hotel where he had seen someone take it into one of the rooms. I met him at the hotel and he waited with me for the police to come. We spent over an hour together sitting on the curb as it got later and later. “We’re getting your bike back,” he said.
While we waited, KJ told me about how he lives at a motel, works multiple jobs, receives food stamps, and has a daughter to support. He told me about how his own bike was stolen this winter. He filed a report and did everything you can do, but never got it back. Since then, though, he’s helped so many others get their bikes back — not just me. KJ is constantly checking the stolen bike postings on Facebook and trying to reunite people with their bikes. "It's just what I do,” he said, “I'm like the Batman of getting stolen bikes back." Except, of course, he's not a trust-fund billionaire like Bruce Wayne. That’s where you come in, donors!
KJ’s kindness and act of service affected me deeply. He not only found my bike, but made sure I was safe and supported while I got my bike back. This is not something I will forget anytime soon. We’re lucky to have KJ in our community. He deserves to get a new bike and whatever support he needs for himself and his daughter. Anything you can donate will help him out.
Just this Thursday, my bike was stolen out of my garage. It was the middle of the day and I had left the garage door open for ten minutes while I moved some furniture. When I went outside again, my bike was gone. Apart from its monetary value, this bike means a lot to me and is the best bike I've ever had. This is the third bike I've had stolen in Salt Lake City. It's also the only one I've gotten back.
The reason I got it back is a man named KJ.
After it was stolen, I filed a police report, but I did not think I was going to get my bike back. There was no way — I know how this stuff goes. But around 10 p.m. that night I checked my phone and had a missed call and a bunch of text messages from my friend Katy. Someone had found my bike.
That someone was KJ. He had seen a person with it, talked to them a bit and realized it wasn't theirs, then posted it on a Facebook page for stolen bikes in Salt Lake City. My friend Katy, who doesn’t even live in Salt Lake, happened to see his post and connected the two of us. I called KJ and sure enough, he had found my bike. It was at a hotel where he had seen someone take it into one of the rooms. I met him at the hotel and he waited with me for the police to come. We spent over an hour together sitting on the curb as it got later and later. “We’re getting your bike back,” he said.
While we waited, KJ told me about how he lives at a motel, works multiple jobs, receives food stamps, and has a daughter to support. He told me about how his own bike was stolen this winter. He filed a report and did everything you can do, but never got it back. Since then, though, he’s helped so many others get their bikes back — not just me. KJ is constantly checking the stolen bike postings on Facebook and trying to reunite people with their bikes. "It's just what I do,” he said, “I'm like the Batman of getting stolen bikes back." Except, of course, he's not a trust-fund billionaire like Bruce Wayne. That’s where you come in, donors!
KJ’s kindness and act of service affected me deeply. He not only found my bike, but made sure I was safe and supported while I got my bike back. This is not something I will forget anytime soon. We’re lucky to have KJ in our community. He deserves to get a new bike and whatever support he needs for himself and his daughter. Anything you can donate will help him out.
Organizer and beneficiary
Maya Kobe-Rundio
Organizer
Salt Lake City, UT
Kelvin Johnson
Beneficiary
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