stolen bike - college ave

[eatabananaortwo.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone

My friend had her bike stolen last night from her front porch, and she doesn't know what to do
She lives on College Ave and she thought it was a safe street...
The poor thing is kinda frantic, and I thought I'd help her out by posting this here.
This is what her bike looks like. It's a brand new purple Schwinn ranger. She already had a bike and a car stolen before, and she's getting kinda bitter about this area... :(

What should she do at this point???
Thanks

Comments

[jenskot.livejournal.com]

Even if she does have a U-lock, I wouldn't trust anything overnight - my nieghbor had someone smash his porch railing to steal his bike. My roommate and I have resigned ourselves to keeping the bikes in our living room... :(

[eatabananaortwo.livejournal.com]

That's what I do. I bring my bike up to my 3rd floor apartment, everytime. Pain in the ass though...

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

i suppose i should also point out that the old style U locks, or any lock for that matter with a circular key, can be picked in seconds by just about anyone from a 6-8 yo on up to a 99 yo, sober, drunk, stoned, or cracked out. they are not safe to use except as a secondary system designed to annoy, not deter.

they're so bad in fact, that kryptonite offered to swap out all their old locks for a new mechanism. i think the offer is probably still sound.

depending on the lock she was using as well, that should be reported. did the lock get stolen too?

sounds like a lot of bikes are being stolen down there. hell, there are little old ladies that steal PLANTS from your front yard too, even going so far as to bring a wagon, and dig them up.

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[eatabananaortwo.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that, her roommate's UNLOCKED bike was right next to hers. And they didn't even touch that bike! They just took my friend's bike and a helmet.

stealing plant story is making me so sad.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Her roommate's bike is probably junky, I'll bet.

[imsoclever.livejournal.com]

i thought this story looked familiar

it's not thaaat junky...

ps. i am the owner of the stolen helmet / unlocked bike, not the thief.

[eatabananaortwo.livejournal.com]

really? hi. haha thats funny

[eatabananaortwo.livejournal.com]

im trying to convince em to report. but she has no faith

[suzybuzz.livejournal.com]

that sucks for your friend. i got my seat and wheel stolen within the past week after years of nothing like that ever happening. i leave my bike inside now, b/c i don't want to keep replacing parts. really sorry this happened.

[eatabananaortwo.livejournal.com]

I know!!! I feel really bad for her too. She's not in a situation to replace her bike either... So she'll be without her bike for a while :(

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

When they broke into our porch they stole two old crappy mountain bikes that belonged to my boyfriend and his brother. They left my brand new hybrid alone.

It's probably dependent on ease of resale.