Location
5107 N Kenmore Ave
Chicago
, IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 6:59pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Road Bike
Color:
Blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Decent condition. Recently had work done on it. New rear brake cable. New (cheap) rear reflector. Under the reflector, I added some weather stripping because the post wasn't wide enough to hold the reflector on without moving.
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Ben C
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Police Report No.:
#HT514952
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?:
Bike was in a locked apartment or residence.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
It was at its "home."
Incident Description:
The bike is stored (unlocked) in the back stairway of my apartment building. To get into this area, you have to get by a locked, perimeter fence and then through a locked exterior door. However, the front lock to the fence doesn't work well (it's finally getting fixed now) and it seems the back door can easily be picked.
Not only was my bike taken but two others whose owners also store their bikes in the back stairwell. They believe their bike was stolen on Friday the 23rd of October. Since I didn't use my bike during the weekend and I don't use the back door regularly, I didn't notice the theft until my roommate got back from a weekend trip on Sunday. Also, I didn't get the email from the other bike owner (my roommate did and told me about it when she got back).
Their have been no reports of suspicious people in our building by any of the tenants. Also, based on the email, I believe the other owner made a report on this website and he probably has more information on his bike than I do. So if his bikes are found with a blue bike, it's likely mine.