Schwinn High Sierra

Location

Location

Palmer Square Park
West Palmer Square and North Albany Avenue
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 7:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
GQ737107
Size: 
Mens' Medium
Color: 
Dark Metallic Gray
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Shimano Deore gear shifting system. Mirror on the left handlebar. Black-and-white sticker of a gear that says "Working Bikes Cooperative" affixed to frame.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Roderick Carter
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
408-421-2659
Police Report No.: 
HW362903

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Object that bike was locked to was broken, removed, or otherwise compromised.
Lock Type: 
Older U-Lock w/ Round Key
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Anywhere between 2 and 8 hours
Incident Description: 
Incident occurred after "Tour de Fat" bike and music festival sponsored by Fat Tire Brewing at Palmer Square Park in Logan Square. At the rear of the event, completely within the square, near Albany Avenue, there were fence-like barricades approximately 4' tall and 12' wide to which bikes were locked. I locked my bike to one of these barricades. I left my bike there at approximately 5pm to visit friends in the area. I returned to the park at around midnight and the barricades were gone, as well as my bike. Since it had been dark when I returned to get my bike that night, I returned to the park again the next day to confirm that the bike and barricades were indeed removed. It is possible that, at some point while I was away, my bike may have been impounded or stored at another location by the authorities while the barricade to which it had been locked was removed from the site. Since the U-lock is also missing, I do not know for sure whether or not the U-lock was cut to separate the bike from the barricade, although I suspect the lock probably was cut.

Recovery Information

This bike was recovered: 
No