2009 Giant Defy 1 black, dark grey, 51cm (S) frame

What happened

I parked my bike in the loading dock area in the back of BMO Harris Bank as a bank employee. They have outdoor bike racks but the loading dock is covered. It also is a secured area with cameras to both entrances of the dock, and security on hand during the day to pick up deliveries. Vehicles and delivery trucks may impede the cameras view of potential bike thieves. I have been parking my bike there for the last 2 months this summer, every day, from 8:30am to 5pm. I usually lock the frame and my rear wheel with the bike rack. Apparently, today I only locked the wheel, and not the frame, to the bike rack (locked to wheel on the outside of the frame), so they were able to quick release the rear wheel and take the frame along with the front wheel, and leave the rear wheel and lock left on the bike rack. This happened during the day, when security guards were present, however it may have been busy with deliveries so the thief may have gone unnoticed or hard to see by the cameras.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

Black/Dark Grey mixed

Size

S

Condition

Giant Defy Grey/Black road bike in good condition, rear wheel was stolen. Has 2 cupholders. 30 speeds. Cyclometer sensor was on there. Stolen in downtown Chicago on 9/2/2014 at 115 W. Monroe in the dock of the BMO Harris Bank building in the back during the day time between 830am to 5pm.

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 2, 2014

Lock type

Other

Locked to

Locked to bike rack.

How locked

Other situation, please describe below.

How defeated

Not locked.

Duration

8 hours

Area

Alley or side passageway.