Raleigh Cadent FT1

What happened

I work at Peet's Coffee and Tea. I have ridden my bike to work there five times a week for the entirety of the summer and spring and periodically in the winter. Yesterday afternoon I locked my bike outside of work, worked an 8 hour shift, and then got out of work. My bicycle was still locked. I spent the night at a friend's house in Evanston and went to work again this afternoon at noon. My bicycle was there this morning at noon. After work at roughly 10:00pm, I went outside to go get my bicycle and it was no longer there. I searched the meter for signs of tamper and discovered both pieces of my cut Kryptonite Ulock on the ground by the meter.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

Blue with black accents

Size

Medium frame, for female 5'5''

Condition

New bicycle, one year old, good condition. Treadless wheels, few or no scratches on the frame. On the front handlebars, there was the base part of an old headlight. The handlebars had two sets of breaks, one set on the ram's horns (the outer racing handles) and one set in the same location as traditional road bikes. The gear shift is located at the handlebars as well. It was a 27 speed bicycle. There was a red back light attached to the seat. The seat was the original seat to the bicycle and was narrow and hard. At the time of the theft, a blue and pink braided ribbon was tied to the middle of the handlebars.

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 19, 2011

Lock type

Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key

Locked to

Locked to a parking meter.

How locked

Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock was cut, and left at the scene.

Duration

24 hours

Area

Sidewalk in front of an open business.