Austin PD Find Parts Dumping Area.

More than a dozen motorcycles stolen over a number of years have all been found in the very same place....the floor of Lake Austin beneath the Pennybacker Bridge, Austin Texas.

Brent Mullinix with the APD Auto Theft Unit.said that parts to 15 motorcycles, one reported stolen as far back as 2005, have been recovered by the Department of Public Safety Dive Team.

The parts include a rusted out engine and several body frames.

Ckeck video from FOX-TV in Austin


Motorcycle thieves will strip a stolen motorcycle for valuable parts and discard the rest according to Mullinix.

“This is a good indication of what happens to those motorcycles that get stolen,” said Mullinix. “Based on what we are seeing, it is obvious it was someone’s pattern or some group’s pattern.”

The owners who reported the motorcycle stolen will be contacted, but Mullinix said environmental concerns are also a reason why they want all the parts recovered.

“We need to remove all the stuff from the bottom for the safety of other people and the environment.”