Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

We had our tandem locked with a reinforced cable and ulock in our parking space in our condo garage. I, unfortunately, had only threaded the reinforced cable through the bicycle and attached it to the ulock which secured to a metal pole. The thief simply cut the cable, rolled away on the bike, and left our ulock dangling unharmed. We generally did not keep the tandem in the garage, but circumstances did not allow us to bring it into our unit on Friday night. Someone had left the garage door open for a few hours on Saturday morning, so the theft could have occured anytime between 7:00am and 10:00am.

Bike was last seen locked to my livestrong fixed gear, which was locked to my giant NRS1, which was locked to a steel tube. It had three locks on it in front of my enclosed parking space at 1910 s state st. I saw it saturday, august 13th at 5pm, then came down to car on the 14th at 3pm and it was gone. Bikes have been stolen and condos broken into in our building recently.

Bike was stolen from the corner of the old police station on addison (corner of addison and halsted) during market days. I had a kryptonite rope with key on the bike and I'm guessing it was cut. they couldn't get one of the wheels which was in a ulock with another one of my bikes (I couldn't angle both into it). No lock not bike was there when I got back a few hours later. Took place between 3pm and 6pm. The person who got my bike also got another of my bikes, a Black DAWES road bike that was in the same lock.

Wish I had a picture of the bike, but it was a pretty standard Coda. I had the bike locked through with a u-lock and a combo lock chain. When I returned to the rack, the bike was gone, but the u-lock was still there, sitting on top of another u-lock that in retrospect was a warning that that was not a safe place to lock my back. Not sure how he or she did it, but I guess it wasn't locked as well I had intended.

Stopped at my friends apt after a long ride and entered through the side ally gate that is only accessible by tenants. Left my bike behind dumpsters out of street view while at dinner. Came back at 9:30 and my bike was gone, even the helmet. Bike was not locked because I thought it would be secure behind a locked gate out of street view.

Locked bike outside REI on Halsted, in the store for about 45 mins, when I came out it was gone. Bike was locked to a bike rack, using a U-lock, so bit confused how they managed to get through it so quickly.

I had come with some friends to my apartment to grab a bike for one of my friends. We left the bike in the back of my apartment complex, of which there is only one way to get to. The bike was completely out of sight of anyone from the street (a good 150 feet from the front of the building). We were inside for 5 to 8 minutes max, the first few minutes of which my neighbor was on her patio. Whoever stole my bike left their black bike behind.

There were two locks on the bike: one combination, one u-lock. I believe both were cut through, perhaps the combination was deciphered though unlikely as I roll every number before leaving it everyday. It was locked INSIDE the Midway Orange Line Station so I assume this was someone who professionally steals and re-sells bikes for profit either online or via garage sales during the Summer.

UPLOADED IMAGE IS NOT THE ACTUAL STOLEN BICYCLE. It's an image I found online of the same model Bike isn't used regularly; last time it was definitely seen was 7 August 2011. Stolen from garage where it was hanging from rafters; nothing else is missing, including easy-to-carry tools, so I suspect the thief is a child. Will be on the lookout for the bike in River Park, which is across the street from our home.

Sometime around midnight someone stole the bike. The front and rear wheels were locked, along with the frame to a 15 ft high sign post. No evidence remains as to whether the lock was cut or picked. The criminals took the locks with them. Admin note-- upon request for clarification victim offered: "I usually use a U lock to lock the front wheel and frame to the pole that I am locking the bike to. I also string a flexible 4 foot metal cable through the rear wheel and thread the ends through the u lock to prevent my rear wheel from getting stolen. I started doing this after I had my rear wheel stolen a few years back when I lived in Wicker Park." Both the bike lock and cable were made by OnGuard.

This happened overnight. lock was cut and left behind. the bike was taken from in front of my apartment building.

The bike was stored with an additional bike in a residential garage. After leaving for the evening, the garage door mistakenly opened and after we left, the bike was stolen. There were several people in the alley who may have seen the door reopen. We think the two bikes were stolen at the same time before dark.

locked bike to rack at Metra commuter rail station at 6:30 am; gone when I returned at 5 pm. It was locked with heavy, chain Kryptonite lock which was also gone.

Bike was parked at approximately 12:20 PM at a "Pay to Park" new street sign that was securely attached to the ground. It was on the corner of Broadway and Oakdale Avenues, across from the Apple Bite. Base was secure and did not wobble. All of the nearby bike racks were full. Returning from errands at approximately 2:35 pm to find the bolts of the street sign on the ground around the sign's base. Bike frame was locked to the pole with a Kryptonite New York City lock.

I work in the building and came back at lunch to check on it and it was gone. this is the 1st time that I rode my bike to work and would really like it back.

Stolen outside of apartment

I got thrown off my bike and we got in a wrestle and he started going for his book back saying "imma kill you if you don't back off" and took off with my bike

Left bike overnight in front of Dutch bicycle shop, near the Damen blue line stop. When I returned in the morning, bike was gone.

Thief must have cut the lock in broad daylight, in front of a hundred people walking by on Michigan Ave...

I leaned my JAMIS Coda against the storefront window of the Subway sandwich shop on Southport and Waveland Ave. Had my eye on it the entire time except when I went to pay for the sandwich and it was gone. I ran out the door and it vanished.