Seaside Heights Public Relations tricycle stolen, but swiftly ...

The tricycle owned by the Seaside Heights Office of PublicRelations was stolen on the morning of Friday July 18th, but quickpolice work on behalf of three Seaside Heights Police Patrolmen ledto its rapid return.

An unnamed suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft.The subject was described as a "surfer" kid, in his early 20's,with dreadlocks. The suspect had no response when asked how long hereally thought he would get away with riding such an obvious itemon the next block from where it had been stolen.

The tricycle,a red Miami Sun with a basket in the rear was stolenin the early morning hours of Friday July 18th, in the area of theOcean Block of Kearney Avenue. Shortly after the report of thetheft, police noticed the tricycle that they knew very well at thelocation of Fremont and Central Avenues.

The tricycle is a high-profile symbol of the the Office of PublicRelations and its on-going promotion of exercise and conservingenergy.

The tricycle is jokingly compared to the the space shuttle. It'sstated purpose it to go on "missions" to deliver "payloads" ofbrochures and other items to the various locations of the Office ofPublic Relations. In fact, the tricycle has an official name:"Columbus." Columbus is a named after the famous explorer honoredin Seaside Heights each year, and also for a section of theInternational Space Station that Seaside Heights Office of PublicRelations Director Peter J. Smith saw be launched aboard theShuttle Atlantis in February 2008. (A video of this launch can beviewed at http://youtube.com/watch?v=HL8QAJz-GX4 )

The Office of Public Relations has said of the event, "Columbus hadweighed anchor to points unknown, but thanks to the efforts ofPatrolmen Rezzonico, Pasieka and Eichen, it has returned to itsproper port in Seaside Heights."

Interestingly enough, on Sunday August 10th, the Office of PublicRelations will be showing "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" as part of theFree Movies on the Beach series. The plot of this movie revolvesaround the extreme lengths character Pee Wee Herman goes to in anattempt to locate his stolen bicycle.