Takara

What happened

The bike is stored (unlocked) in the back stairway of my apartment building. To get into this area, you have to get by a locked, perimeter fence and then through a locked exterior door. However, the front lock to the fence doesn't work well (it's finally getting fixed now) and it seems the back door can easily be picked. Not only was my bike taken but two others whose owners also store their bikes in the back stairwell. They believe their bike was stolen on Friday the 23rd of October. Since I didn't use my bike during the weekend and I don't use the back door regularly, I didn't notice the theft until my roommate got back from a weekend trip on Sunday. Also, I didn't get the email from the other bike owner (my roommate did and told me about it when she got back). Their have been no reports of suspicious people in our building by any of the tenants. Also, based on the email, I believe the other owner made a report on this website and he probably has more information on his bike than I do. So if his bikes are found with a blue bike, it's likely mine.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

Blue

Condition

Decent condition. Recently had work done on it. New rear brake cable. New (cheap) rear reflector. Under the reflector, I added some weather stripping because the post wasn't wide enough to hold the reflector on without moving.

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 23, 2011

Lock type

No Lock

Locked to

Other situation, please describe below.

How locked

Other situation, please describe below.

How defeated

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Duration

It was at its "home."

Area

Bike was in a locked apartment or residence.

Police report #

#HT514952