Location
Garage under condo building
19 North Aberdeen St
Chicago
, IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Other (describe in detail below)
Serial No.:
Unable to read through paint / poor stamping
Size:
54cm
Color:
Black / silver decals
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Around six months old, dusty but no major scratches. Single speed, using freewheel, fixed cog on other side of hub. Bike has FSA Wing Pro compact alloy handlebars, 42cm width - fitted a spare set I had for my comfort, with regular black handlebar tape. White fenders fitted at theft
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Dereck Woodward
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Police Report No.:
Not available when this was filed
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 bike rack.
How was the bike locked?:
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
garage was usual storage for this bike
Incident Description:
Stolen bike was chained to a two bike stand, along with my wife's 'shopping bike' - an almost new beach cruiser type three speed machine. The two were almost hidden at the rear of our car park space by our car, and an unlocked shopping type bike leant against the same wall a few feet away. Garage is supposedly 'secure' but we suspect tradesmen have more access to keys than they should have.
We drove into our parking space at 3PM on the afternoon of the 28th. Our condo building is still under heavy unit construction, so were not surprised to see two tradesmen in the further part of the garage, near a typical white panel van. At 11PM, we had to leave our building, by car. We got in the car, my wife spotted that my bike was missing. The fairly hefty cable lock had been cut through by a bolt or cable cutter - the sort of tool those workers would likely have had in their van.
They were outside contractors for the building company who is finishing off units in our building. The rep for that company stated that all workers they hire are well known to them and cannot see them stealing a bike so blatantly. Sure... A police report was filed, awaiting the paper copy being mailed to me as this was entered. The bike had rear panniers on a Performance Bicycle rack, with a U lock in one pannier - no key - and a crash helmet slung over the ends of the bars. It was fitted with white plastic fenders. The handlebars are FSA 'Wing Pro' low drop compact bars, that I had handy and fitted myself - these alone make the bike stand out. My wife's bike and another unlocked bike some few feet away were left untouched, which suggests this street trash is a cyclist, or knows something about bikes.