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Just got a picture of a guy in front of Ogilvie who tossed a cut u-lock in the trash and rode away on a blue Peugeot...

I confronted him and he said that he lost his key, so he went and bought a Sawzall to cut off the u-lock.  Sawzall's cost about $110.  You can get a Peugeot at Working Bikes for $160.  I took a picture of him.  IMG_20120723_183214.jpg

He rode off and tossed the lock into the garbage compactor.  I flagged down a police officer.  The police officer explained to me that the guy probably wasn't a bike thief because most bike thieves are black. 

I left my contact information with him, but the officer explained that I couldn't file a report since it wasn't my bike that was stolen.  If you know someone who is missing a Blue Peugeot that was locked in front of Ogilvie, tell that person to file a police report. 

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on July 23, 2012 at 9:31pm

"The police officer explained to me that the guy probably wasn't a bike thief because most bike thieves are black."

 

Hahahaha.

 

Nice job keeping an eye out and investigating.  I guess only time will tell if his story was legit or not.  

 

Permalink Reply by NYC (7.0 mi) on July 24, 2012 at 8:55am

Nice thumb.

Permalink Reply by Justin B Newman on July 24, 2012 at 10:23am

When I lived in Baltimore, I once came home to find a man in my house. The 911 operator, upon hearing this, asked, "is he black or hispanic?" She seemed stump when I told her he was white and wearing a yarmulke.

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on July 24, 2012 at 11:18am

Hmm,  why steal a used Peugeot when you can steal a nicer bike for all the trouble of carrying around a sawzall.   I think this guy is legit. I need a sawzall, I would absolutely go buy one if I lost the keys and my 69 racer commuter was locked up. 

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on July 24, 2012 at 12:33pm

I call legit as well. Although I wish there was a Cody Wolcott patrolling every block of the city.

Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on July 24, 2012 at 1:44pm

I am assuming that he used a battery powered sawzall, which cost a bit more than $110 bucks...

Unless he opted for a Ryobi Home owner special in which case he would have gone thru 5 batteries to cut the lock...

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on July 24, 2012 at 4:20pm

You know that from experience Chuck?  ;)

Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on July 24, 2012 at 4:59pm

Yes, Yes I do.

I have worked in construction for over 25 years... :P

 

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on July 24, 2012 at 5:19pm

Chuck's right on here. I used my Ryobi portable angle grinder to help someone who needed a U-lock cut off a few months ago, and let's just say if video of it had ended up on Youtube I would have been willing to pay a modest fee to have it taken down due to embarrassment...

Andy Pielet said:

You know that from experience Chuck?  ;)

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