Recent Reports

Schwinn Cruiser 1995 Anniversary Edition

Location

Harold Washington Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Friday, August 14, 2009 - 11:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Cruiser / Comfort Bike
Size: 
men's size
Color: 
black and brown
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Oversized White Wall Tires. Alloy Wheels. Bell on right handle bar. Pin striped diamond designs on post and fork. Some rust on handle bar and fork. Coaster Brakes, Single Gear. Very good condition for age (1995) Black and Brown color.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type: 
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
2 hours
Incident Description: 
Went into Harold Washington Library for 2 hours at 3:00 on Friday. There must have been lots of cars and people around. I guess it only takes a second to cut a cable. That bike was big and HEAVY, but fun to ride.

Mercier Aquila

Location

Lakefront
4534 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Friday, August 14, 2009 - 12:45pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
56cm
Color: 
Grey/Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Nearly 10 year old bike was well maintained. Had a rear rack with "Ascent" trunk. Black and blue Hutchinson Equinox tires. Cateye Mity3 ccomputer with the left yellow button missing. Black and grey camouflage grip tape.

Lock Information

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

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
3 minutes
Incident Description: 
Left bike in front of parkhouse to use the bathroom at the end of the airshow. Came back out to a stolen bike

Trek 820 Aluminum

Location

Back yard of home
2644 N Montclare
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 10:38am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Mountain Bike
Serial No.: 
WTUE048691R
Size: 
21 frame
Color: 
black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Black frame red and White TREK logo. Rear mud flap, cats eye headlight, schwinn odometer, utility pack connected to seat post. Dunlop street tires, LED reflector on front tire. Simpons Mr. Burns sticker on verticle cross bar.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Bike was inside locked yard, front and rear gates padlocked. Thief jumped fence, threw bike over fence and fled the scene.
Incident Description: 
Returned from ride at approximately 3:35 pm. Walked bike to yard and the proceeded to enter house for garage key. Returned within 3 minutes and bike was gone. Locks on front and rear gates were in tact, thief had to have jumped fence and threw bike over fence, either rode away or escaped with bike in car.

08 3700 Trek 16" Black Mountain Bike

Location

Stolen from INSIDE locked bike room
900/910 Lake Shore Drive
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 6:00am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Mountain Bike
Size: 
16
Color: 
black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Almost new kept in storage AND RARELY USED with U Lock and Master Lock

Lock Information

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

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Bike was in a locked apartment or residence.
How was the bike locked?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Taken from 7 pm Thursday August 13 and Noon August 15. TAKEN FROM LOCKED BIKE ROOM
Incident Description: 
Bike taken from locked Bike room at 900/910 Lakeshore Drive. Cameras monitor doors. Bike was not locked in rack, but room is locked and monitored by security.

Giant Bowery

Location

Wrigglyville/Lakeview
800 W cornelia
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Friday, August 14, 2009 - 6:59pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
GD672321
Size: 
54
Color: 
silver/chrome
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
My single speed Silver/chrome Giant Bowery was stolen from outside my apartment last night (800 block of Cornelia, Cornelia and Fremont) -Wigglyville/Lakeview it has all the decals taken off of it and has many scratches on it. it has black bar tape that is also torn up. Armadillo tires, womens specialized seat (with pink dimond towards the front.) at the time it had the wiring for an odometer, but no odometer attached and a black bell that is scratched up. There was also a red milk crate attached to the back of it and an orange spoke card.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Only the frame was locked a solid object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
over night
Incident Description: 
stolen from in front of my apartment building. there is now an abandoned bike laying next to were my bike was locked up

Schwinn Typhoon

Location

Chicago Building
7 W. Madison
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Friday, August 14, 2009 - 4:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Cruiser / Comfort Bike
Size: 
mens
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Thick black seat, fully scraped and more than a little beat up, dented front and rear fenders.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
10 hours
Incident Description: 
Locked bike at 6pm. At 4.30am bike was gone as was the lock.

2008 Mens Trek 3700 Black

Location

Stetson & South Water Street. Approx 230 N Stetson Ave
310 N Stetson Ave
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 4:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Mountain Bike
Serial No.: 
WTU269C1404C
Size: 
16" frame
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Almost new Mens Trek 3700 mountain bike 16" frame. Black with some gray. Scratches on right shift button and on peddal sides. Some plastic still attached under seat. Accessories: seat, pedals, wheels all Bontrager. Water bottle holder and black handle bar extensions and black bell on right handlebar.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
6 hours
Incident Description: 
Bike was locked through the front tire, frame and seat to a bike rack outside an office building. Someone must have used a bolt cutter to cut the lock and remove the bike. They didn't leave anything behind. It must have been early in the day, b/c another bike was locked in the place where mine was.

Skyline Road Bike

Location

the fence outside my house
600 w. Aldine ave
Chicago , IL
United States
Contact information hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to contact the owner.

Date of Theft

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 8:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
Med. (i dont know the exact fram size)
Color: 
Light Blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Bike was in good condition. It had a grey Dimond Back seat. The bar tape was black with hyper yellow tape on the ends. The bars were caped off with wine corks. The bike had very little stickers on it and was light blue. The only sticker on the bike was on the very front,it was the Skyline logo (a rainbow in some clouds) and said made in canada.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through both wheels and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
6 hours
Incident Description: 
I had the bike locked to an iron fence about 10 feet away from my living room window. I was inside side for about an hour. Came outside and my bike was gone. Found some plier grips in the grass by where my bike was locked. I used one of those stupid cheap kryptonite cable locks. I use to use it when I was only locking my bike up for a short time. Lesson learned.

trek 830

Location

75th paxton
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 6:46pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Mountain Bike
Size: 
27"
Color: 
gray
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
good, town & country tires narrow rims, it has a sticker on it from tech's pro shop from tallahsse, fl. i purchased it in college

Lock Information

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

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
not locked
Incident Description: 
stolen from back yard as i walked in my basement

GT Palomar

Location

Yard
Devon and Kedzie
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 6:01pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Mountain Bike
Serial No.: 
P0DM69018
Size: 
Womens 26-wheel 16-frame
Color: 
Mint Green
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
This is a mint green womens GT mountain bike, 21 speed. Wheel size 26, frame 16. The bicycle had a plastic connector on the handlebars with a red button(attachment for a bike basket). There is also a black plastic piece sticking up out of the end of the handlebar on the left side, the remains of a bike mirror which broke off. It also had an very visible attachment on the back wheel which is a black metal bar which is attached to the axle and goes back from there, it sticks out slightly past the back of the rear tire and say K9 Cruiser on it (faded letters). The bike seat was a black 8" gel seat with grey on the sides and a logo. There was also a sticker on the bike for Rudy's Chicago (bike shop.) Bike was registered with the police so if you think you see it please call the Chicago police (911) and report it, they have the serial number on file and should be able to ID it.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
3 days
Incident Description: 
I just came home from a trip today and found that my bike was stolen, along with my bicycle attachment (K9 Cruiser)... The bike lock was cut. There were other people here in the house when it was stolen, probably asleep. It must have happened overnight because the yard gate was found open in the morning. My dog almost was lost as well because a family member let her out in the morning not knowing the gate was open... The bike is registered with the police so if you think you see it please call the Chicago police (911) and report it, they have the serial number on file and should be able to ID it.

2009 Kona Smoke

Location

Home Garage
7701 W. Hadley St.
Milwaukee , WI
United States

Date of Theft

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 7:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
SS80901103
Size: 
22"
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Large Black Kona Smoke with mustache handlebars and bar end friction shifts. Front and rear fenders. Rear rack and panniers.

Lock Information

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

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
6 hours?
Incident Description: 
Stolen out of alley garage. Side door was not locked. Bike was only thing taken.

1962 Raleigh Robin Hood 3 Speed

Location

Back Yard/porch
2419 West Sunnyside Ave.
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 12:15pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
21 inch frame
Color: 
Black Frame
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Classic 3 Speed with black frame, white fenders and matching grips, Brooks B17 saddle, no chain guard.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Other U-Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through both wheels and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Several Weeks
Incident Description: 
The photo above is before I replaced the green fenders and chain guard but it should give you the right idea. The bike was locked to a steel bar attached to the porch for the purpose of locking bikes. It was locked to the rail with an older/ off-brand U-lock, and also locked to itself with two additional cable locks. Unknown how the U-lock was defeated.

Scwinn Red Coaster Bike-3 speed (Fenders and black basket bent in front)

Location

818 W Webster
Chicago
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Sunday, August 9, 2009 - 9:38pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Cruiser / Comfort Bike
Size: 
medium
Color: 
Red
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Four year old bike, red Scwinn 3 speed Crusier with peddle brakes. Black wire basket in front, but may have been taken off.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Left in front of home often but left it for an hour.
Incident Description: 
My favorite bike was locked to the fence of my home and it was stolen.

Gary Fisher Tiburon

Location

Garage
1938 West Cornelia
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 11:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
wtv343c1774d
Size: 
20"L
Color: 
Lt Silver
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
New, three weeks old. Absolutely perfect

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.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Crime took place between 1pm & 8pm on 8/11/09 in locked garage. Door broken in.
Incident Description: 
Returned from outing to find main garage door and side door open. Nothing else removed from garage including boxed computer and boxed hitch. had purchased bike 3 weeks earlier 7/18 from On the Route Bicycles. Only unusual detail that may make this a targeted heist is that our area had a string of break-ins two years ago but our garage was not hit. We buy a bike and within three weeks it is taken. Hadn't even had time to take a photo of the bike.

1980 Blue Schwinn Le Tour 10 speed

Location

Leland and Clark
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 4:58am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
25" frame
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
The bike was in nearly perfect condition other than a couple nicks in the paint. It also had an old Palatine bike registry sticker on it's seat tube.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of a closed business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
5 hours
Incident Description: 
I left it locked up overnight down from a friends place. I think my lock was not sound because I didn't notice that my key had broken off in it. Last time I ever buy a non-kryptonite lock.

Motobecane Mirage

Location

Corner of North and Wolcot in front of Rapid Transit
1904 w. north ave
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 7:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Fixed Gear / Track Bike
Size: 
63cm
Color: 
Baby blue with Royal blue striping
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
The bicycle is a 63 cm motobecane Mirage. The bike is baby blue with royal blue motobecane striping. The bike has gold front and rear rims. The front rim is a velocity the rear rim has no marking of company and is a flip flop hub but only has a fixed gear hub placed on it. When the bike was stolen the wheel had 3 basketball cards in the rim. The cards are probably not still there but if they were dumb enough to leave them in it will make the bike pretty distinguishable. The handlebars have royal blue grip tape and has one emergency brake located on the bars. The brake cable is also royal blue. I recently replaced the crank and I'm near 99% sure that it's a Sugino. The chain is also royal blue. The bike was built by my friend Adam of 329 bikes in Bartlet and has "Planet Bikes" handlebar caps.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Only the frame was locked a solid object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
2 and 1/2 hours
Incident Description: 
The bike was parked on the corner of wolcot and North in front of Rapid Transit. The bike was parked at a U shaped bike rack. The bike was locked with a cable chain that was stolen with the bike (I know i use a U-lock but my Girlfriend's more expensive Swobo Sanchez was next to it and using my mini-u lock). The bike was stolen roughly around 2:30 am (friday night the 7th but technically the early morning of Saturday the 8th) two hours after locking it up (according to the homeless guy that said he saw it being stolen). The homeless guy also said that the bike was stolen by a guy on a bike and took off down North avenue heading east. Please let me know if anyone has any information on my fixed motobecane mirage. I loved that bike, it was my first fix and would greatly appreciate its return.

Not completely sure. It was locked with a cable type bike lock.

Location

AMC Movie Theater River North
Illinois St.
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Saturday, August 8, 2009 - 8:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Size: 
adult
Color: 
teal and orange
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
It is teal with orange writing on it, which I think said "Specialized". It is a female adult bike. I only got it back in Chicago the night before, so I don't have many of its characteristics memorized.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to street sign.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through both wheels and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
2 hours
Incident Description: 
I was inside the movie theater. I had locked my bike up outside. When I came out after the movie it was gone. I'm assuming somebody cut the bike lock.

gazelle 1970s

Location

2047 W. Coulter
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Saturday, August 8, 2009 - 1:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
54cm frame
Color: 
white
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
okay condition. was my mother's bike back in the early 70s. the white is more of an off white and is a little dirty. has a dutch or french flag on the front fork with a gazelle in front of flag. frame says "gazelle". has a black brooks seat and shiny black tape on handle bars which are drop bars. end of handle bars don't have caps, can see the screws. front and rear brakes. two baskets, one on either side of back wheel.

Lock Information

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

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
1 day
Incident Description: 
Put my bike in my garage. Garage was entered and bike was stolen.

16" BOYS SCHWINN MOUNTAIN BIKE

Location

Residential - DePaul Neighborhood
Fullerton and Seminary
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Saturday, August 8, 2009 - 2:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Mountain Bike
Size: 
16" - Boys
Color: 
Blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Fairly good condition except for a couple of rusty screws on the handle bars. Gel seat cover over the original hard seat.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
3 hours
Incident Description: 
Parked in front of a friend's apartment. Walked to restaurant for dinner. A few hours later when we returned the bike was gone.

Diamondback Sorrento

Location

Stolen from the courtyard building at Montrose and Rockwell
2565 W. Montrose
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 12:55pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Mountain Bike
Size: 
Mens, probably 26"
Color: 
Silver/Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Excellent condition. Bike has a black, saturn shaped bell on the right side of the handlebars. Bike also has a bottle rack for a Klean Kanteen waterbottle

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type: 
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Other situation, please describe below.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Only the frame was locked a solid object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Bike was locked here for two days while I was away. Had been here safely for several weeks previous to the incident.
Incident Description: 
Someone snipped the lock, left it at the scene, and took off with the bike. Shrub shears have been located in the vacant lot beside the building, which are likely to have been used in the theft.