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 3:31pm

"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.

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Permalink Reply by NYC (7.0 mi) on July 24, 2012 at 2:55am

Nice thumb.

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Permalink Reply by Justin B Newman on July 24, 2012 at 4:23am

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.

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Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on July 24, 2012 at 5:18am

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.