Vilano Drift

Location

Location

Leavitt & Evergreen
2151 W. Evergreen Ave.
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 10:15pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Fixed Gear / Track Bike
Size: 
58CM
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Less than two months old. A tiny little bit of rust on the wheel rims from being kept outside. Single gear basic black bike.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Brian J
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
813-352-9033

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Object that bike was locked to was broken, removed, or otherwise compromised.
Lock Type: 
Other
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through rear wheel and frame to object.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Several hours - last ridden around 6:45pm on Saturday evening - stolen at 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
Incident Description: 
Bike was locked to the fence outside the bedroom in our garden level apartment (newer u-lock with flat key). Around 4:00 a.m., I woke up to what sounded like someone pulling on the fence outside. A few seconds later, I saw the motion-detector powered light on the side of our building (leading to the back alley) go on. I ran upstairs to check on the bike, thinking that it had been stolen, and was shocked to see that it was still there. I didn't go outside to fully inspect it, but it looked like the lock was still attached and all was well. I waited upstairs and watched the bike for 5-10 minutes to see if the thief would try again. I then went back downstairs to try to go back to sleep. About 10 minutes later, I heard the door in our gate slam and various car noises and music. When I went outside the next day to bike to the gym, the bike was gone. The fence the bike was locked to had been cut and the bike stolen. The bike was less than two months old.