Hiawatha

Location

Location

846 N Maplewood Ave Apt 1R
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 4:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
women's vintage 3 speed cruiser bike. Owner is 5/4" perfect fit.
Color: 
Seafoam green
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Vintage women's seafoam green 3 speed street cruiser. Chrome metal wheel shields. Straight handlebars. Has single headlight in middle of handlebars that is wired to generator connected to rear wheel spoke. Brand is Hiawatha. Looks to be from 1960's era. Was stolen with 2 LED Bell bike lights, one on front handlebar, other on bar below seat. I have photo to send as well.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Leslie Eakin
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
7407047335
Police Report No.: 
HW457492

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
not locked, left unattended for short amount of time.
Incident Description: 
My boyfriend bought me the bike this past weekend, I don't own a lock yet so we shared one. He took his with him on his bike to work today. I was home all day and it was in my clear site. I left the kitchen (that is off the back patio where there's a wooden enclosed private fence stretching 10 feet high) for a short time. when I came back it was gone. We are on the 1st floor. There is a locked entry/exit on both front and back of apartment. When I came out to investigate, the back door that auto locks from the inside when closed was wide open and a cement block was on the ground propping it from closing. Knocked on the neighbors doors, out of the 5 units on either side only 2 were home and they reported no knowledge or any suspicious activity or ever in the 2 years they've lived here. Couldn't see any signs of breaking and entering either. Someone came up to our porch and stole it making a hasty escape through the backdoor leaving it open.

Recovery Information

This bike was recovered: 
No