RECOVERED Pashley Delibike
What happened
Bike was stolen from inside a locked gated courtyard of our apartment building with camera surveillance and alley access sometime between 8 am and 8 pm. CSBR received the following email on 5/22/20: I'm happy to relay that because of the registry, another registrant tipped me of what looked like my Pashley Delibike at a Cash America pawn shop in Rogers Park. I went the next day and found my bike in slightly worse condition than when stolen, with the front cargo rack missing. Although I had reported it stolen to the local precinct, when I called 911 from the shop, the officer who arrived could not prove my ownership on my photos and registry entry alone, and was not able to give me possession. I didn't have the serial or frame number, which is apparently the only legal means of proving ownership without a purchase receipt. However, everyone was so convinced that the bike was mine based on all the cellphone evidence I had and the logic of the dates stolen and pawned, etc, they sold it to me for what they paid for it - $70! I strongly encouraged the shop manager to check bikes they take in on the registry, but he replied "it isn't legally required." Oh well!
Bike details
- Type
- Other (describe in detail below)
- Color
- Dark purplish blue
- Size
- 22.5 " frame
- Condition
- Steel front carrier, frame mounted nameplate (blank).
Theft circumstances
- Date
- Sep 18, 2018
- Lock type
- Other U-Lock
- Locked to
- Locked to bike rack.
- How locked
- Only the frame was locked a solid object.
- How defeated
- Lock is missing, along with the bike.
- Duration
- 2 years every day
- Area
- Other situation, please describe below.
- Police report #
- 441708