Stolen Harley Recovered…then Comes the Bad News
Arkansas man shocked at what he must do to retrieve stolen bike.
Imagine how horrible it must feel to have your pride and joy taken away from you by some lowlife thief. Then picture how great it must feel to discover that the police, in spite of the odds, find your motorcycle. But then you get slapped with more bad news: You have to pay city impound fees to get it back. That’s the nightmare scenario facing a Little Rock, Arkansas man at the moment.
Monty Cox probably lost all hope that he would ever see his beloved 2007 Sportster again after two weeks passed following its theft. And now the full time student, who lives on an army pension, must cough up the $150 towing fee to get it back. That might not seem like a lot of cash to many, but Cox says buying the bike in the first place required some serious penny pinching.
“It took me six months of not spending any money on nothing else to buy that and I got it at a really low price from another veteran because he had a stroke and he couldn’t ride it anymore,” Cox tells KATV. “So he just gave me a really good deal and for six months I saved every penny. I didn’t go nowhere. You know…so that’s how I got it.”
‘It took me six months of not spending any money on nothing else to buy that [bike].’
The city of Little Rock did waive the Harley’s storage and administrative fees. However, it doesn’t seem like much of a consolation, especially when Cox’s bike is sitting outside, unprotected from the elements while he tries to come up with the cash.
“I think the guy who stole it should have to pay,” Cox says. “They should put it on his docket and tell him he is responsible for the tow fee because he’s the one who stole it. You know the victim shouldn’t be responsible for paying for it. The guy who stole it should. I mean, that’s common sense you would think.”
