Republic Aristotle

What happened

Our two bikes were locked to a street sign right in front of Seattle Suttons @ 2154 N. Damen, at the southwest side of Damen. Only one storefront north of The Bristol Restaurant, with a buzzing brunch crowd today. When we went left a friends, our lock was cut and the Republic bike was stolen, cut lock laying on the ground. My wifes curiser left untouched, and a little white BMX bike (with a red sticker on the frame) was left unlocked leaned against the Seattle Suttons brick wall in front of our bikes. It's pretty clear the thief rode this little BMX bike to steal. It was left there after and the BMX bike had clearly been spray painted white, as there were splatters of spray paint around the inner chain guard and stem which were black. We spoke to a witness named JP. JP was headed to his friends house and walked up on a suspicious looking middle aged guy leaning against the Seattle Sutton building sitting next to his tiny white BMX bike. As he passed the thief (we have a detailed description),the guy/bike is on his left and JP remembers seeing our bikes locked up to the pole to his immediate right. He knew something weird was going on bc the thiefs bike was so out of place, he was awkwardly loitering next to the other two bikes and had a big bag of fruit & other stuff in his hand friends house in front of where the bike was stolen and the theif was present. He said he saw a middle aged guy (we have a description) sitting on the BMX bike looking out at our bikes locked up and he had a bag of fruit in his hand and something else he didn't make out. If anyone has info, this has sentimental value as it was a wedding gift from my wife. Thanks

Bike details

Type

Fixed Gear / Track Bike

Color

Matte Black with tan seat, gold hubs & white rims

Size

59cm Large Frame

Condition

Republic Aristotle Fixie. Matte black frame Big bright white rims Gold hubs silver bullhorn handle **We don't have a photo of the actual bike, but used the rendering from Republic's website. My bike is slightly different. the matte black + big white rims & tan seat are same as pic, but missing from the pic are the gold hubs & silver bullhorn handles. It's a sleek, modern bike that's easy to spot.

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 14, 2014

Lock type

Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock

Locked to

Locked to street sign.

How locked

Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock was cut, and left at the scene.

Duration

1 hour

Area

Sidewalk in front of an open business.