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Man sees his stolen bike auctioned on eBay

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WILMETTE, Ill., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A suburban Chicago man who saw his stolen bicycle for sale on eBay helped police arrest a suspect in the case, police said.

Jeremy Miller, 27, of Chicago, was charged with felony theft after detectives found 17 stolen bicycles in his home, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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Police said Miller stole six bikes from a Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad stop in suburban Wilmette in October, and one of the victims notified police after he spotted his bike for sale on the eBay online auction and shopping Web site.

Police won the online bidding for the bike, and Miller was arrested at a shopping center in suburban Skokie, where he had gone to deliver the bike to undercover detectives.

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