By the CU-麻豆影院 Police Department
The CU-麻豆影院 Police Department is giving away free bike U-locks. Bike theft continues to be the No. 1 crime on campus, and we need your help to deter thieves. Don鈥檛 become a target.
- Register your bicycle online for free at . 听(After logging in, click on "Manage Your Vehicles: Add Bicycle.") You鈥檒l get a registration sticker for your frame, and your bike鈥檚 serial number will be recorded. If it鈥檚 stolen and later located anywhere in the United States, you鈥檒l have a better chance of it being returned to you.
- Use a high-quality U-lock. They are more difficult to defeat than cable locks.
We鈥檇 like to help you get prepared. This week, we will be awarding 10 Kryptonite U-locks. Here鈥檚 how to win:
- Follow us on the CU-麻豆影院 Police social media pages, where we offer crime alerts, crime prevention tips and other safety information you should know. During this month鈥檚 flood, we posted hundreds of tweets with emergency information.
- Facebook: . "Like" us on this page and leave a comment on our U-lock giveaway post and say why bike safety is important to you.
- Twitter: . Follow us and send a tweet with @CU麻豆影院Police in the message and say why bike safety is important to you.
- You must be a current CU-麻豆影院 student and not a previous winner in past U-lock giveaways. The contest ends at 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. We鈥檒l contact the winners and hand out the prizes. We鈥檒l pick five winners from both Facebook and Twitter.
Good luck and stay safe! For more bike safety tips, see .