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Wheels Stolen Off Of Detroit Mayor's SUV

CLICKONDETROIT -- SUV Was Parked In Private Lot On East Jefferson Avenue

DETROIT -- Someone swiped the tires off one of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's vehicles overnight Tuesday while it was parked outside his condo on the city's east side.

The GMC Yukon Denali was parked in a gated private lot at the Shoreline East Condominiums on East Jefferson Avenue.

The SUV was propped up on blocks until a tow truck removed it Wednesday morning.

A representative for the mayor called the SUV Bing's secondary vehicle, and that it is assigned to a district police chief but is also used by the Bing family when needed.

Detroit police are investigating.

No other vehicles had their tires stolen.

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Submitted Sep 01, 2010 By: creeklin

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PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:6,125 Points:1,126,400 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 1:52:54 PM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse Not good, no mater who you are or where you live.
jedintheshed Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,587 Points:477,640 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 11:23:07 AM Ignore jedintheshed Report Abuse Now the taxpayers will have to pay for new wheels and rims.
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:12,387 Points:2,179,065 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 8:54:09 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse this sounds like a great set up for some editorials or jokes about Detroit. Since this was the only vehicle that had its wheels stolen, it probably means that the city wasted a lot of money on expensive custom wheel for a city vehicle, which would be the subject for more editorials about irresponsible spending by a city that does not have any money to waste.
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:3,851 Points:888,880 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 8:41:37 AM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse Highly amusing but why is the vehicle 'assigned to a district police chief' considered to be the mayor's? Yes, I know Bing uses it but then it should be assigned to the mayor's office not the police department.
vandamme Champion Author New York Posts:1,021 Points:118,085 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 8:20:48 AM Ignore vandamme Report Abuse I lived in Detroit 21 years and never had anything stolen. Since I left all their mayors have been crooks...until Bing.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:11,161 Points:1,656,025 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 8:20:09 AM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse someone making a statement about the mayor driving the guzzler?
SAVEITIL Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,950 Points:705,565 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 7:43:20 AM Ignore SAVEITIL Report Abuse Priceless.
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:3,014 Points:1,174,060 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 7:19:33 AM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse It happens to anybody...even in Motor City!!
ArmydudeNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,796 Points:914,425 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 4:51:35 AM Ignore ArmydudeNC Report Abuse That's Detroit for you!!!
mynt Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,960 Points:610,205 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 2:18:35 AM Ignore mynt Report Abuse The mayor should just consider it "giving back to the community" ;)
lloydparker53 Rookie Author Kentucky Posts:12 Points:13,070 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 1:00:44 AM Ignore lloydparker53 Report Abuse I do not see this as relevant to gas prices
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:5,100 Points:1,093,025 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 12:47:14 AM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse I wonder what kind of character swiped the wheels of off the Detroit mayor's SUV? [Edited by: alterman156 at 9/2/2010 12:47:25 AM EST]
HELLRAZOR Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:3,633 Points:624,700 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 8:41:06 PM Ignore HELLRAZOR Report Abuse stop buying expensive rims ....you overpaid....oh never mind
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 8:15:53 PM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse Detroit is living up to its reputation.
frankpowerstrok Sophomore Author Las Vegas Posts:104 Points:34,525 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 7:07:16 PM Ignore frankpowerstrok Report Abuse well that suck for us tax payers we'll have to by his new ones
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,920 Points:1,094,425 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 6:30:41 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse That is just plain funny!
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,600 Points:546,470 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 5:31:27 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse A great place to live
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:10,810 Points:1,252,470 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 4:11:51 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse I don't clearly see where it was owned/leased by the city; but perhaps they didn't pay and had the wheels and tires repossessed to give the chicago authorities a clear message. They need more sweets; given them a box of .................indict mints.