Schwinn Criss Cross

What happened

The bike in photo is of the model and color of my bike, not my actual bike; my bike does not have fenders and it had blue handle grips. I usually leave my bike in a covered stairwell on my 3rd floor apartment, you cannot really see where it is looking at our apartment. My roommate's bike was also stolen at the same time, a silver Trek 3800. As night hit, my third roommate returned home and noticed our bikes were gone.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

Dark Blue/Violet/Black

Size

Large enough for a 6' guy to ride, maybe 26"

Condition

It's a Schwinn Crisscross. Good condition, just tuned the brakes, it was used when I bought it, but the thing was riding really smoothly. I replaced the tires with road tread, there are some scratches on the handle bar center, from when I flipped it. It's missing the reflector in the front wheel, and there is a chip out of the rear tire's plastic hub near the middle of the tire where all the spokes meet. The handle grips are a light blue, with one of them installed backwards. There was a working bike's logo on there, but I don't know if thieves remove those stickers. There was also a small light on the seat post that ran out of batteries.

Theft circumstances

Date

Aug 15, 2010

Lock type

Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key

Locked to

Other situation, please describe below.

How locked

Not locked.

How defeated

Other situation, please describe below.

Duration

It was on the third floor of my deck.

Area

Porch or yard.