Huffy Good Vibrations

What happened

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Bike details

Type

Other (describe in detail below)

Color

Black

Size

26" Cantilever Beach Cruiser

Condition

VERY Distinctive bicycle! CHOPPER. 26x1 3/8 Shimano 3-speed Coaster Brake rear wheel. 12" front wheel. Wide cruiser bars and fat springer saddle. Hand-painted, white script on headtube.

Theft circumstances

Date

May 27, 2011

Lock type

Heavy Duty Bicycle Security Chain

Locked to

Locked to a metal pole, pipe, or fence.

How locked

Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock was cut, and left at the scene.

Duration

48 Hours

Area

Porch or yard.

Recovery notes

On 5/30/2011 the victim wrote: The bicycle was recovered in Humboldt Park at the corner of Division and Mozart. A friend walking through the park recognized the chopper and called me with information on the kid on the bike and the guys he was with. Me and 3 friends went to recover it, without physical incident, from the people in possession. When asked for proof of ownership by those with the bike, I asked the guy if he had a smartphone, which he affirmed, I told him he could look up the listing on stolenbike.org, He claimed he had no idea how to access the internet on his phone, so I called the police and told the guy we could have the police look it up. When faced with being charged with either possession of stolen goods, or theft of lost possessions, he handed the bike over. All of this went down in front of the (Omitted by Admin) bike club, who know me (and the bike) and totally had our backs during its recovery. Thanks for providing such a great resource.