Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

The bike was in a garage that opened onto an alley. I had left it there that afternoon to borrow a friend's car; at 11pm I opened the garage, backed the car partway in, then ran through the garage to get a pair of tires I'd left in the alley next to the house. When I returned (a minute, tops) my bike was gone, and I saw wet footprints (it was raining) on the passenger side of the car, where I hadn't walked.

Was there in the am when son went to empty trash in backyard between 10 andd 11 am. Back gate was chained. Bike was cabled (HEAVY CABLE) to fence . Lots of greenery and covered by gray tarp. Came home beach @ 3:30 and bike was gone. Cable cut and left behind. I know this bike inside and out. Have trained hunting dog, attempting tracking. Dog knows bike well. Am contacting all pawn shops/bike shops/etc.

Bike was stolen in front of BestBuy. I was just max 20 minutes in the store. Tons of people around. Must have been a professional.

I left the bike locked to the street sign on sunday night and when i went back to get it tuesday morning it was gone, along with the lock.

My bike was locked up with a u-lock to an iron-bared window inside the courtyard of my apartment by means of the back wheel (with a U-lock). I believe someone entered the courtyard in the early morning, undid the back wheel, and took the rest of the bike outside through the gate of the courtyard. I noticed another wheel in the same situation as mine. The bike in the picture is like my bike, only green instead of red and minus the back wheel.

I think someone was in the neighborhood and saw my bike. Its a great bike, and bmx is really popular around my neighborhood. The interesting thing is, the bike lock was still attached to the fence, meaning the lock was picked.

I also had a Cannondale Capo bike, and an old Trek mountain bike stolen... 3 total. Thieves were described to me as 3 African-American males dressed "like Mormons" going door to door during the middle of the day. They then climbed through the window of my apt and took the bikes and some booze.

I also had a Trek Lime cruiser bike, and an old Trek mountain bike stolen... 3 total. Thieves were described to me as 3 African-American males dressed "like Mormons" going door to door during the middle of the day. They then climbed through the window of my apt and took the bikes and some booze.

Stolen right in front of city workers anda group of 4 people. They watched him break my lock and take my bike 15 minutes before I walked outside.He could barely ride it because of the wheel base and it takes time to learn to ride

I locked my bike to the black bike locks in front of the DePaul University library on Kenmore around 3:50 PM today. I returned at 8 PM after work, and my bike was gone without a trace. No bike, no lock. I love my bike, and it's my main mode of transportation. If anyone spots it, please contact me. It may have been one of multiple bikes stolen from that area as usually there are quite a few bikes on that street, and when I found my bike stolen, there was only one other one on the entire street.

The bike was only left for a few minutes. That makes me wonder whether I locked it properly, but I think I did. There was no lock or evidence of a cut lock at the location.

Bike was stolen from courtyard of the coach house.

I thought I locked the bike in the alley behind the studio I was rehearsing in. I had made a phone call and been waiting for about 10 minutes, then when my friends arrived I went inside. I did not actually find my lock until this morning at the bottom of my bag. I feel the most stupid about "thinking" I locked it.

I locked my bike up at 7:30 a.m. to go into work for 3 and 1/2 hours. When I came out to go home it was gone. Someone broke the lock and took the bike.

Someone stole it off the back porch, we are usually going up and down so I didn't think it needed locking, unfortunately it did!

I ran into Neo for a sec to see a friend play, popped out an hour later and it was gone. Totally heartbroken.

Stolen in high traffic area right in front of busy restaurant with all glass front and sidewalk cafe with customers 10 feet away

I locked it up under the Ashland Green Line stop. I believe that someone came by and cut the lock and rode away.

Using a cable, I locked the bike frame onto a vertical scaffolding pole, underneath a canopy, on a sidewalk, along a busy street, in front of a closed business. When I returned, the bike was gone. The scaffolding company said that likely one end of the pole was unscrewed from its horizontal support post, enabling the bike to be easily slipped off, along with its lock. I didn't know that scaffolding was this vulnerable to disassembly. It looks like the bolt that attaches the pole to the horizontal post could have been unscrewed without too much trouble--but I don't know for sure that it was. Also, since the bike was locked in front of a closed business, the thief had plenty of privacy. Remember: Never lock your bike onto scaffolding or onto ANY removable, disassemble-able object. I was careless, now I'm sad.

I had it locked to the no parking/tow away zone sign next to the train station, since they would not allow me to take the bycicle home on the Metra train. Since I knew I would be around late on Tuesday, and I was under the impression that the road usually had people coming/going, as well as both CPD, and Metra police patrolling the area, that the bike would be safe. Apparently the criminal(s) were able to remove the screw that held the sign to its base, and lift it out, in order to get the bycicle without needing to spend the time cutting the lock right there. There was a camera nearby, but to my chagrin the security guard of the building let me know that I had locked my bike in one of the few spots the camera did not capture.