Columbia joins together via social media to fund missing bike

Posted: Monday, December 16, 2013 2:00 am

Columbia joins together via social media to fund missing bike By KELLIE McKNIGHT kellie.mcknight@thefacts.com The Facts | 0 comments

WEST COLUMBIA — After a man’s bike was stolen last week, the community of West Columbia came together to find it in an unusual way — through Facebook.

When Judi Broussard received word Tuesday afternoon from her husband Roger, the equipment manager at Columbia High School, that his powered bike had been stolen from outside the fieldhouse, she posted the news on the city’s Facebook page as a cry for help.

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Kellie McKnight is a reporter at The Facts. Contact her at 979-237-0150.

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