Location
Bridgeport
W 33rd Pl (between Morgan and Halsted)
Chicago
, IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 11:00pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Road Bike
Size:
around 52cm
Color:
black, with faded pink decals
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
frame: black Trek 1000 (1988-1990) aluminum - it would be faded and slightly battered but with pink decals and no rust, sticker from Working Bikes near the cranks
handles: teal cork bar tape - also very worn and falling apart on the underside
cable housing: white - almost cream colored from age
parts: Shimano rear delaurier, breaks, and break levers (no front delaurier but the shifter is still intact)
wheels: rear wheel 700 x 23c Shimano w/ flywheel
tires: continental Gatorskins - both pretty well worn
Owner Information
Owner Name:
RB
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Police Report No.:
HT384346
Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type:
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?:
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Storage room.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
4 hours
Incident Description:
I got home and stored my bike in the fully enclosed and secured (locked and deadbolted) back porch/stairwell/storage area in the rear of our home. My roommate's bike was also back there. When I got up 6 hours later both bikes were gone and the door was wide open. The police won't call this a burglary or a breaking and entering because the doorknob was not broken. However, the area was is fully enclosed so it might as well have been in our living room. Another roommate was woken up around 4AM to the sounds of commotion in the backyard but was not so concerned that she thought to investigate. The bikes were not visible through a window or any other way from the outside so the thieves who took these bikes had to have known they were there by watching us walk them to the back yard each day. This leads me to believe it was someone from our neighborhood. Which makes me feel pretty terrible. NOTE: THE IMAGE INCLUDED IS NOT OF THE EXACT BIKE BUT OF THE SAME MODEL. IT IS PHOTOSHOPPED TO REPRESENT THE COLORS OF MY BIKE.