Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

I went away for a business trip and forgot to bring my bike inside. When I came back to my apartment, I found the bike lock still attached to the pole. It had been cut and the bike was gone.

Bike was locked outside "Beyond the Ivy" front entrance to a tree during the Atlanta Braves game Thursday afternoon. It was stolen between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. as the lock was cut. I know, use the bike Valet.... I was on the roof at the time.

I was in the garden and the person pried open the locked gate and took the bike. The bike itself was not locked to anything, but the gate had a lock on it. The person pried open the "claw" part of the lock and got it up enough to open the door, the lock was on it the whole time. It's brown and red with a big seat that has an "S" on it. The gear/chain protector has been sawed off on the rear end, about 4 inches - there are marks on it from the sawing, and from when it got caught in the chain. There is a blue sticker from my building with the number "179" for my parking space. There was also a helmet and lock hanging from the handle bars. It was purchased at Kozy's - there may be one of their stickers on it?

I'm assuming since I left it over night at the logan square blue line, someone picked the lock and stole my bike. Nothing unique about this situation that I can think of..

The Newer U-Lock with flat key was not defeated. The frame is still there but they stole anything that could be unscrewed

I locked up my bike to go visit my girlfriend, shook the pole to make sure it was sturdy and that the lock was secure. When I returned, the bike was gone with no sign of the lock or theives

I locked my bike to a bike rack on Kedize under the bridge of the Metra tracks and rode the Metra. By the time I returned, someone had cut my lock and stolen my bike and helmet. I suspect whoever stole it intends to sell the bike and the helmet (perhaps together).

I have no idea what could have happened. I locked my bike to a fence just outside Wicker Park Fitness. I was in the gym approximately 2.5 hours and when I came out, the bike was gone.

I locked my bike outside Starbucks and went in at 3pm to take a conference call. I had a view of the bike rack from my table but was busy with the call and did not see the theft take place. When I got off at 3:45pm, the bike was gone, only my helmet and the broken lock remained.

I locked my bike to a massive tree using a cable around the tree and a newer U lock w/flat key around the frame. I was away from it between 3 and 5:45 pm on Monday 8/22/2011. Neither the U Lock or the Cable were left at the scene, making me think they simply cut through the cable.

Was out of town and had a house/dog sitter. Friend came home and heard someone in the backyard. She went out called the police and the person escaped through a neighbors gangway.

* Since this picture has been taken- I swapped out the white seat for a black Trek seat and the hardware store review mirror was added to the left side. Came home around 11pm-ish last night (8/22) and this morning when I went outside to go to work (6:45am 8/23) nothing was there except for my cut lock.

Bike frame was locked to a bike rack on Green St, just north Jackson Blvd, at 6:00 PM. Bike and lock were gone by 8:45 PM.

Bicycle was locked to another biycle and to a good sized tree. Bike frames were locked together with u-locks and a cable was used to secure the 4 wheels to the frames and tree. Owners parked the bikes at 12pm on the sidewalk on the east side of CHicago Ave in Evanston across from the South Evanston Purple Line Station. when they came back for the bikes around 2:15pm they were gone. No locks or cable at the scene and the tree was unharmed.

My bike was locked up on my back porch for a few weeks with a newer u-lock w/flat key. Just move in recently. I belief that the thieves are sweeping the neighborhood. Our neighbor's bike was stolen a few days prior. Then, they couldn't cut the u-lock that I had, so they broke the railing and must have thrown the bike in the back of a truck/van. They also stole my roommate's front tire from his bike. It happened in the middle of the day. My roommate has left his bike on that same porch for over a year with no incidents. Has even left it unlocked for weeks at a time. There's been a great deal of stolen bikes reported in Lincoln Park area recently.

2 bikes were locked together and to a tree. Bike Frames were U-locked to each other on either side of the tree, a cable was also used to secure the 4 wheels to the frames and tree. Bikes were locked at 12pm outside the apartment buildings on Chicago ave. across from the South Evanston Purple Line Stop. When the owers came out to retrieve their bikes at 2:15pm they were gone. No sign of the cable or the u-locks and the tree was unharmed.

The bike was locked to a fence, in a high traffic area. The cable lock was cut, bike was stolen in a matter of minutes. the bike was last seen at 11am it was stolen by 11:15.

Bike was locked in front of Hub 51 to a street pole in a high traffic area. Admin note-- victim did not leave contact info or police report no.

Bike was stolen from a public bike rack at the Pratt St. Beach next to tennis courts at point where lakefront walking/ running path begins. This is a very public location, about 10 yards from the park district trailer set up facing the lake. I assume the lock was cut unless a very smart person watched me turn the tumblers. I have called 311 to file the report but I have been indefinitely placed on hold. I have no photos of the bike.

My neighbor saw a teenager wearing a gold shirt with a skateboard climb our fence and he took my bike and ran out the back gate with it.