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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 10:50 pm
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Masi Soulville 7 in good condition. It has Cinelli cork bar tape, metal front and rear fenders, and a black rear rack. It also has a v-brake on the front that does not come standard. The saddle is a brown leather Masi saddle. The seat post is just the stock black Masi post.
• Bicycle Type: Cruiser / Comfort Bike
• Color: Black
• Police Report No.: hs- 458009
• Size: Medium/54cm
• How was the lock defeated?: Other situation, please describe below.
• Owner Name: Allison
• Contact Email: a.adler
at
hotmail.com
• Contact Phone Number: 773-387-3581
• Lock Type: Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
• What was the bike locked to?: Locked to bike rack.
• How long was the bike locked in this location?: Two hours
• How was the bike locked?: Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
• Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: Sidewalk in front of an open business.
Incident Description:
I saw how the theft occurred because the security guard at Target let me watch the security footage. The offender is a white male, roughly 140 pounds, with nearly shoulder length brown hair. He was wearing a red football jersey with white numbers, either 10 or 42 (I cannot remember which), and brown khaki shorts. He carried with him a back pack which had in it a circular saw that he used to cut my bike lock. He had with him a lookout, and this person stood on the corner and watched for cops while he stole my bike. He walked up to my bike at about 9:50 and it took him roughly 4-5 minutes to cut the lock. He rode south down Broadway on my bike. I have seen him before, and even saw him cut the lock off another bike using a circular saw. He will cut a lock in front of lots of people, and the Target security guard says he has done this multiple times before.
Location(s)
Wilson Yard Target on Broadway just north of Montrose
4500 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL