Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by burglars.

Team Gamin-Slipstream rider Dave Zabriskie came home from the Tour of California to discover his house had been emptied by burglars.

Zabriskie alerted his followers on the social networking website Twitter to the bad news.  His first post saying, “My house was broken into while at TOC. They took everything, a lot of bikes,cars, and you name it they got it.”  He’s hoping the cycling community stay alert for the items. “If anyone out there sees anything you think might be mine, let me know. Thanks…DZ.”

One can only hope he has some of the same luck as Lance Armstrong did last week.

Police Press Release:

The Salt Lake City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in recovering items stolen in a burglary at the home of world-class cyclist David Zabriskie.

  • The break-in occurred sometime between Feb. 13 and 23. Some of the stolen items of note include:
  • 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)
     

* The Marvel sideshow statues are very distinctive. They stand 2-3 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.

Detectives expect some of these items to turn up in local pawnshops or online auction sites. Anyone with any information on this burglary or the location of the items is asked to call the Tips for Cash line at 799-INFO (4636). Please reference case #09-32767.