2,865.

That’s the number of stolen bicycles that police found in the possession of Toronto resident, Igor Kenk.

Kenk owned a shop called the Bicycle clinic where shoppers would occassionally see their old bicycles, and would have to pay, or argue to get them back.

The only reason Mr. Kenk was arrested was that bicycle thefts rose sharply in June, prompting 14 Division to start a general effort to trap the thieves by planting bicycles on the streets and waiting to see who took them.

The craziest thing is that when the police went in to raid Kenk’s shop, the fire department had to put a stop to it because of safety reasons.

The building was so crammed with bicycles and bike parts that a Fire Department rescue squad had to remove the upper-floor windows and lower the bicycles by rope.

The Toronto residents weren’t exactly thrilled at Kenk, one guy going as far as calling him “easily the most hated man in Toronto”.

Many folks are still trying to get their bikes back, and hoping they’ll find them in the former police garage.

The New York Times has a lengthy article about Kenk.