Easy Rider bike shop broken into...Thief caught

This morning on my commute I saw that the window to Easy Rider bike shop on 4119 N. Lincoln was busted out, glass shards all over the sidewalk. The owner was inside sweeping up. Apparently a thief broke the window in the early hours of the morning but he triggered the alarm and before he could escape he got arrested. Score one for the cops. I feel bad for the owner, but I'm glad the thief got caught.

http://easyriderbikeshop.com

Tags: LBS, bike thief, robbery

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on August 20, 2012 at 2:58pm

Great news about the speedy arrest!

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Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on August 20, 2012 at 5:05pm

Anyone hear anything further about the shop at Damen and Clybourn that was cleaned out?

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Permalink Reply by Cameron 7.5 mi on August 20, 2012 at 5:07pm

Which shop are you thinking of? I can't think of a bike shop near there, unless there's something in the stripmall by CostCo.

h' said:

Anyone hear anything further about the shop at Damen and Clybourn that was cleaned out?

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Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on August 20, 2012 at 5:12pm

Yup, the one in the strip mall. I think it was last week-- someone supposedly disabled the alarm/camera system like on 24 and made off with a bunch of road bikes (tri-bikes maybe) with a rental truck.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah D. 1-3.3 on August 20, 2012 at 5:18pm

Element Multisport? They're super nice. Crap, that stinks.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah D. 1-3.3 on August 20, 2012 at 5:25pm

Actually, I see it was Running Away - on Clybourn near Webster. I'm sure they are nice, too, but I haven't been into this new-ish location. I guess we should all keep an eye out for fancy unused tri bikes for sale...

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Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on August 20, 2012 at 6:04pm

Oops, I was thinking of the wrong shop I guess. I pass that way less than once a year at this point in my life...

I have seen zero evidence that they're particularly concerned with getting the word out to the bike community to watch out for the bikes . . . until further evidence comes my way I'll have to conclude that they're not particularly concerned about finding them.

Sarah D. said:

Actually, I see it was Running Away - on Clybourn near Webster. I'm sure they are nice, too, but I haven't been into this new-ish location. I guess we should all keep an eye out for fancy unused tri bikes for sale...