Kenneth Robertson was arrested again (1/11/12)...

and charged with Felony Bike Theft. Press Release is below. This should make it much more difficult to beat the two prior felony bike theft counts which were brought against him in July. We love the Wilmette police department.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on January 14, 2012 at 1:48pm

Nice Ride! I think it would be a target cause it looks cool. Flipside, it's very distinctive.

Permalink Reply by mike w. on January 15, 2012 at 7:31am

Not with that seat angle. ;-)

James BlackHeron said:

So a converted 80''s chromed Ross Mt. Hood mountain bike with an 8-speed SRAM IGH plus a dyno/brake hub in front with a Brooks, Northroad bars, cork grips, full fenders, rear racks, and wired lighting might be considered a comfort bike?

Theft magnet or not? 

Currently using an OnGuard Pitbull U-lock + 3/8" super-heavy cable for the other wheel but I"m thinking of just carrying around a second Pitbull lock.

Permalink Reply by Vilda on January 16, 2012 at 11:06am

That's a looker right there! ;-)

Chris C said:

Anthony Cantena

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 16, 2012 at 11:55am

The owner of the GT series 4 picked up his bike from the Wilmette police today.

Kevin C said:

Three of the stolen bikes showed up on the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry; i.e. the GT, the Nakisi, and the Lemond. Here's the complete list:

Permalink Reply by dan brown on January 17, 2012 at 7:11am

great work and kudos kevin. I nominate you for an award for being part of a(nother) happy bike reunion with the owner.

 

DB

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 17, 2012 at 7:23am

That was all Wilmette Police and the CSBR. "If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve..."

dan brown said:

great work and kudos kevin. I nominate you for an award for being part of a(nother) happy bike reunion with the owner.

 

DB

Permalink Reply by S on January 17, 2012 at 12:06pm

The owner of the Nakisi also claimed the bike.  I don't think he's had the chance to pick it up though.  Thanks for posting this info Kevin!  The Nakisi was a multi-month long project that was built up from a bare frame so the owner is pretty happy to get it back especially since he thought it was long gone.



Kevin C said:

The owner of the GT series 4 picked up his bike from the Wilmette police today.

Kevin C said:

Three of the stolen bikes showed up on the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry; i.e. the GT, the Nakisi, and the Lemond. Here's the complete list:

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 17, 2012 at 2:52pm

I believe you are correct that if these folks were being asked to press charges, their bikes would be held in evidence. I don't know how the Wilmette police are doing with the identification of the other 7 bikes found in storage, and don't know the value of the two bikes the theft of which the police actually witnessed, and formed the basis for this arrest. I do know that the police witnessed the theft of one bike in Wilmette and one bike in Evanston, and news accounts described them as "high end." Those bikes don't need to be proven to have been stolen by identifying the owner. The police watched them get stolen. I also know that there are a couple of bikes on the Wilmette police list which have a value in excess of $5000. If they matched those bikes with their victims, the police don't need to go much further. I also know that judges hate being disrespected, as in when they grant bond to someone who is accused of a crime, so that that someone can continue to work, or attend school, or be a productive member of their family, and instead of using that opportunity for the forces of good, that someone uses the opportunity to get caught committing the same crime they were originally accused of. I don't want to get pinned down on handicapping a conviction or sentence, but I would anticipate Kenny stands to miss a couple of presidential election cycles, and I'm confident the prosecutor and police are taking the necessary steps to make sure of it.       

h' said:

If these folks were pressing charges I believe the bikes would be held in evidence, so it sounds like they're not.  Does that matter to the outcome here?

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on February 9, 2012 at 7:29am

I think our recent outpouring of thanks to Wilmette's Police Chief for the latest arrest of Kenny & company--I know I sent him a congratulatory email, as did others--plus our evident interest in the subject with the folks at Patch, are getting nice results: both the police there and Patch seem to be very proactive and conscious of bicycle theft as of late.  Here's today's newest Patch article on the subject, which seems to have been instigated by the Wilmette Police Department:  http://wilmette.patch.com/articles/patch-maps-wilmette-winnetka-and...

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on February 9, 2012 at 7:44am

!++++++++++++++++++++++++++!

It's about time.  But it is too bad that we have to be so happy and thankful when they actually do their jobs for a change.  This is the minimum standard here boys.  Better late than never.  Keep it up!

Permalink Reply by A.K.A Paul on February 19, 2015 at 5:45pm
I know this is old news by now but I was wondering what ever happened....sorry if this has been posted already but a search of his name on Chainlink didn't come up with what the disposition was of the case of our old friend Kenny. Looks like he was sentenced to 4 years.

http://www2.illinois.gov/IDOC/OFFENDER/Pages/InmateSearch.aspx
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on February 20, 2015 at 2:41am

It's good to see that swift justice is on our side...

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