Lost and Found

So we got back to our apartment in Oak Park on Wednesday night. I quickly notice that someone has "borrowed" my bicycle out of the basement storage area. This room is behind three solid doors, two of them locked. Also, of the numerous bikes in the room, most of which are more expensive than my bike, apparently mine is the only one stolen. (Stupid thief!) Anyway, I'm severely annoyed that some was careless enough to leave the security doors propped open, and I'm annoyed at myself for not locking my bike up against one of the many pipes in the room.

We call the police to file a report, not that it'll do much good. I'm pretty much resigned to buying a new bike. Its not like my old one was all that nice (I bought it for 250 five years ago), but it was still in good enough condition for me. Today I get a call from the Oak Park Police department. They have a bicycle that matches my description!!! We drive over to the police station trying not to get our hopes up too much, but, indeed, it is my bike they have. What a pleasant surprise! Apparently they picked up the abandoned bike on October 15th, only a half a mile up the street from our apartment. The thief must have gotten bored with it pretty quickly. The police had recovered the bike before we had filed the report.

All is well again, and we're very thankful for the Oak Park Police.

-Brian