Location
Condo Building - Uptown
5107 N. Kenmore Ave
Chicago
, IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 8:00am
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Road Bike
Size:
XL
Color:
Black / Grey / Carbon Fiber
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
New condition, all black / grey / carbon fiber with black wheels & spokes. Rear utility rack with single black / grey pannier bag hanging on the left side. Black Azonic butterfly shaped aluminum pedals. Wireless Catseye speedo computer mounted to handlebar.
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Mario Ciaralli
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number:
312.286.6157
Police Report No.:
HT512181
Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type:
Other
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?:
Bike was in a locked apartment or residence.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
The bike was on an internal, locked stairwell platform at the 3rd floor of our condo building for one day. The stairwell is accessed through 2 separate locked doors.
Incident Description:
The Giant Defy 1 XL, along with a lime green Haro full suspension mountain bike were both stolen from a 3rd floor internal stairwell platform at our 10-flat condo building on Kenmore Ave between Foster and Winona in Uptown. The thieves gained access to the bikes by jimmying two separate locks, one at the back parking lot gate and then the other at bottom of the stairwell to the condo building. It appears that the thieves took the most expensive things they could find, as other items where left untouched throughout the back stairwell.
My Giant Defy had a single pannier bag hanging on the back rack, a Bell helmet and riding gloves within it. There was also a heavy-duty U-Lock on the back rack, as I rode to and from the office downtown twice a week.
I suspect the thieves walked the bikes right out the back door and back parking lot / gate and down our alley. The Haro mountain bike had 2 flat tires, so it was probably walked away, while my Defy was ridden.