Location
Seattle Sutton Building (formerly stanley flooring), southwest corner of Damen/Webster one storefront north of The Bristol Restaurant
2154 N. Damen
Chicago
, IL
United States
See map: Google Maps
Date of Theft
Sunday, September 14, 2014 - 3:30pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Fixed Gear / Track Bike
Size:
59cm Large Frame
Color:
Matte Black with tan seat, gold hubs & white rims
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Republic Aristotle Fixie.
Matte black frame
Big bright white rims
Gold hubs
silver bullhorn handle
**We don't have a photo of the actual bike, but used the rendering from Republic's website. My bike is slightly different. the matte black + big white rims & tan seat are same as pic, but missing from the pic are the gold hubs & silver bullhorn handles. It's a sleek, modern bike that's easy to spot.
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Brian Vance
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
3124019964
Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type:
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?:
Locked to street sign.
How was the bike locked?:
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
1 hour
Incident Description:
Our two bikes were locked to a street sign right in front of Seattle Suttons @ 2154 N. Damen, at the southwest side of Damen. Only one storefront north of The Bristol Restaurant, with a buzzing brunch crowd today. When we went left a friends, our lock was cut and the Republic bike was stolen, cut lock laying on the ground. My wifes curiser left untouched, and a little white BMX bike (with a red sticker on the frame) was left unlocked leaned against the Seattle Suttons brick wall in front of our bikes. It's pretty clear the thief rode this little BMX bike to steal. It was left there after and the BMX bike had clearly been spray painted white, as there were splatters of spray paint around the inner chain guard and stem which were black.
We spoke to a witness named JP. JP was headed to his friends house and walked up on a suspicious looking middle aged guy leaning against the Seattle Sutton building sitting next to his tiny white BMX bike. As he passed the thief (we have a detailed description),the guy/bike is on his left and JP remembers seeing our bikes locked up to the pole to his immediate right. He knew something weird was going on bc the thiefs bike was so out of place, he was awkwardly loitering next to the other two bikes and had a big bag of fruit & other stuff in his hand friends house in front of where the bike was stolen and the theif was present. He said he saw a middle aged guy (we have a description) sitting on the BMX bike looking out at our bikes locked up and he had a bag of fruit in his hand and something else he didn't make out. If anyone has info, this has sentimental value as it was a wedding gift from my wife. Thanks
Recovery Information
This bike was recovered:
No