locolobo13 

My Trek 3700 was stolen this morning. I stopped at McDonalds at 16th St & Glendale for breakfast. My bike was locked with a cheap cable lock around a street post and a U-lock around the frame and rear tire.

I figured it would be alright because I was sitting where I could see it out the window. It was dark, but from time to time I would look out the window and could see the bike. I guess I got too wrapped up in my reading. When I left the bike was gone. The cable and it's lock were still there. The cable had been cut. The thief must have carried the bike off because the U-lock was gone as well. I reported it to the police.

The main reason I'm posting this here is on the off chance someone from the Phoenix area sees it. So here's a pic.

[IMG]Crossing South Canal by res1due, on Flickr[/IMG]

Yes I know it's a long shot but..

locolobo13 

I've posted about the bike in this thread. https://www.bikeforums.net/fifty-plu...olen-bike.html. Here's the rest of the story.

The Phoenix Police recovered the bike at a pawn shop in Oct 2017. They wanted to know if I wanted the bike back. Or prosecute. I told them if the person pawning the bike stole it or knew it was stolen then sure. Wish I'd just asked for the bike back.

The investigation took about a year. No complaints. This is not a TV show. These things can take time. Late in September they finished the investigation.

Then comes a hearing to determine ownership. Hadn't thought about it but the pawn shop does have a claim on the bike. The hearing was Nov 1. As the original owner, victim and yes I want my bike back, I was awarded ownership.

About 4 weeks later I received a letter saying I could pick up the bike. There were instructions. Where to go, bring ID, you may have to wait...

Dec 4th I went to the property impound. Waited for almost 3 hrs before being told they couldn't find the bike. WHAT?!? They gave me a paper with the contact info for filing a claim with Risk Management.

I filed the claim over the Christmas vacation. Today I received a check. I guess the city bought the bike. Registered it as recovered on bikeindex.org.

Feeling bittersweet.

86az135i

So the city stole it after it was recovered?

suncruiser

Or did someone steal it from impound?

locolobo13 

I'll never know. Next time I'll say no to prosecution, just give me my bike back please.

suncruiser

I genuinely hope they gave you a decent check