Sempion

What happened

Bike was sitting in Garage. I think someone accessed the garage using a tool that defeated the automatic door open. I entered the garage to put out the trash and found the door open and the bike missing.

Bike details

Type

Fixed Gear / Track Bike

Color

Lightblue

Size

58.5

Condition

80's frame. Distinguising marks are: Columbus SL stamped into rear frame stays. Decal says SEMPION on down tube. Front wheel BLACK. Rear wheel silver. Campagnolo crankarms. White seat. Serial Number acid stamped onto bottom of down tube, which is a London Police serial number. May be alpha-numeric. One number/letter smudged in the middle.

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 7, 2013

Lock type

Other

Locked to

Bike not locked.

How locked

Not locked.

How defeated

Not locked.

Duration

1 week.

Area

Garage or enclosed parking area.

Recovery notes

On October 1st, the victim wrote: On september 29th I approached Damen CTA and saw my bike locked up underneath the CTA station. I called Chicago PD, who arrived and advised that I reclaim my bike by cutting off the lock. Despite having logged a report at the time of theft the police were unwilling to aid cutting off the lock due to the difficulty of assuring ownership. A passing locksmith then aided me using an angle grinder. worth mentioning that the policeman actually drove me to sears to buy a lock and then back to the bike.