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This thread will be used as a sort of notepad to collect witnessed and unusual theft reports-- take a look if you see new activity-- this sort of info has been very elusive until recently.



A victim sent along this photo today-- thieves basically wrecked the bike rack in front of her building (near Diversey and Kedzie) to get her bike:



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Craigslist find:

FUJI ROUBAIX - Bike Thief Caught On tape - $1 (Lincoln Park)
This bike thief stole my 2007 Fuji Roubaix from the Lincoln Park area on July 5th at 4:50 pm.

I have a video of the thief in action.

Any information is appreciated! If you're a fellow bike lover you understand how horrible it would be to get your bike taken.


Desc:
Silver and black
Aero bars
"look" Clip-in Peddles
Back seat water bottles

All of the reflectors were removed.

REWARD FOR IF FOUND - NO QUESTIONS ASKED






Here is a link to the registry post:
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190008

The bike:
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2007&Bra...
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190111

Witness account: tall black man with dreads, portable angle grinder in messenger bag. Mini U-lock cut in half, pieces left.
Sara Jean's story. Sure would be nice to have some help maintaining this thread.

http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/i-saved-2-bikes-from-being...
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190200

"Circular Saw" (probably cordless angle grinder.)
Supposedly 5th theft in this area reported that day.
How do we get access to that sort of info? It just sort of goes away.
Sucker pole, adult with kid . . . unclear who witnessed it.

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190206
Here's a first (maybe not the first time it's happened anywhere but the first such report I've received):
Someone sawed off a city sign pole to steal a bike.
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190233
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190235

Caught on security camera-- "circular saw" . . . "have seen this guy before, saw him cut the lock off another bike once." How bizarre.
Just off the press:
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190291
The same blue van again, this time in WP instead of downtown.
Will follow up with the victim to try to get the photo.
I just spoke to Angie (June 19 victim) and it was clear from the surveillance that the blue van was the thief's, just not from the particular photos I saw.

H3N3 said:
Follow-up to previous-- some images; not terribly useful . . .?
Clearly a cordless angle grinder . . . the victim thinks the blue van is the thief's but I don't know why-- waiting for a response to that question.








Here's something you don't see every day. Thief(s) broke into car on street, retrieved electric garage door opener, opened garage in alley, stole two bikes:

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190386
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190385
http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190475

Odd story. Doesn't note if the police ever responded, or whether they got her bike off the rack.
Bike A was locked to a wrought iron fence with a u-lock. Bike B was u-locked to just the frame of Bike A. Thieves sawed through the frame of Bike A to steal Bike B. Bike A was left locked to fence. Bike B and u-lock are gone.

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190776

I call this unusual. Bike locked through frame and front wheel. Thief disassembles headset, steals front fork, stem, handlebars and brakes. http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190836

 

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