Schwinn 24" Ranger

What happened

Photo provided is not actual bike, but this is the kind and almost exact coloring. Locked bike up at el station around 8:45 a.m., got on train and went to work as always. But this time, when I got off the train coming home, my bike and its lock were gone. There was someone else's cut chain on the ground right where I left my bike. Guess someone got away with more than one bike today at the Halsted Orange Line station.

Bike details

Type

Road Bike

Color

purple and light-blue frame

Size

24" girls bike (but ridden by a 5'2" woman)

Condition

Good condition, had a black gel seat cover and black canvas fanny-pack-type pouch at the rear of the seat (it attaches with Velcro strips and such under the seat)

Theft circumstances

Date

Sep 10, 2007

Lock type

Combination Cable Lock

Locked to

Locked to bike rack.

How locked

Locked through front wheel and frame to object.

How defeated

Lock is missing, along with the bike.

Duration

10 hours or less (left it around 8:45 a.m., found it was missing when I got off the train around 6)

Area

Other situation, please describe below.

Police report #

When I called to file a report, police told me if I didn't see someone take it, it's not stolen, it's LOST. And that, "you know, it's rough out there. I don't know what to tell you." (I know! Chicago's finest hard at work again. I'll physically visit my