Bicycle theft is a rampant problem in Santa Cruz, and a little girl became the most recent victim when her hot pink Disney princess bicycle was stolen.At 11 a.m. Monday, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies were driving along Ocean Street and Glenwood Avenue when they spotted 51-year-old Gary Galloway pedaling by.The bicycle he was riding had flower-shaped pedals, pink training wheels, drawings of Disney princesses on the frame, and bright, white rubber tires.Deputy Ryan Kennedy said the sight of a "grown man" on such a tiny bike immediately raised suspicions that it did not belong to him.Deputies said they returned the princess bicycle to its rightful young owner. Galloway was questioned and booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on theft charges. It was the fifth time he had been arrested since the start of 2014. His address was listed as the homeless shelter on Coral Street in Santa Cruz and Galloway was released from jail by Tuesday afternoon.

Bicycle theft is a rampant problem in Santa Cruz, and a little girl became the most recent victim when her hot pink Disney princess bicycle was stolen.

At 11 a.m. Monday, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies were driving along Ocean Street and Glenwood Avenue when they spotted 51-year-old Gary Galloway pedaling by.




The bicycle he was riding had flower-shaped pedals, pink training wheels, drawings of Disney princesses on the frame, and bright, white rubber tires.

Deputy Ryan Kennedy said the sight of a "grown man" on such a tiny bike immediately raised suspicions that it did not belong to him.

Deputies said they returned the princess bicycle to its rightful young owner.

Galloway was questioned and booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on theft charges. It was the fifth time he had been arrested since the start of 2014. His address was listed as the homeless shelter on Coral Street in Santa Cruz and Galloway was released from jail by Tuesday afternoon.