Hi!
I was wondering if anybody could help me!
I bought a brand new Bridgestone Mark Rosa (staggered design) bike in matte black (7 speed) just a few weeks ago in Otsuka for ¥42,000, and it got stolen on Monday evening (22nd September) between 18:45-23:00 from Sugamo. Totally gutted!
I parked it right next to a bike park across the road from a Koban and Sugamo station on a fairly busy street. The bike park was full, so when I got back and found my bike wasn't there I thought it might have been impounded. I called the next morning and found that it hadn't been impounded (quoted anti-theft number). It had been stolen (I locked it by the way).
I then went to the Koban to report it stolen, and filled in the paperwork. The police didn't seem to care much and said they would "keep a lookout" for my bike and stop anyone seem riding it.
That's pretty useless as the chances of the thief riding near the area they stole the bike are slim to none. They said bike theft is common and there isn't a lot they can do.
I took it upon myself to interview potential witnesses in local shops, and asked about CCTV footage (police just told me to leave it). I tried to put myself in the shoes of the thief and so went to Otsuka station and reported it to police there too and searched for my bike. I also searched Yahoo Auction and Craigslist on case the thief is trying to resell it as it is brand new.
Anyway, it's a dumb system as there is no online service where the public can report thefts and others can help out. Surely that would be a lot better than 5 police "looking out" near their own Koban.
So, if any of you see a bike that fits the description above please let me know! It might still have a broken lock. Oh and I hadn't put a basket on yet.
It's a long shot, but better than sitting on my hands waiting for nothing.
If anyone finds it I will give a ¥5000 reward!
I was wondering if anybody could help me!
I bought a brand new Bridgestone Mark Rosa (staggered design) bike in matte black (7 speed) just a few weeks ago in Otsuka for ¥42,000, and it got stolen on Monday evening (22nd September) between 18:45-23:00 from Sugamo. Totally gutted!
I parked it right next to a bike park across the road from a Koban and Sugamo station on a fairly busy street. The bike park was full, so when I got back and found my bike wasn't there I thought it might have been impounded. I called the next morning and found that it hadn't been impounded (quoted anti-theft number). It had been stolen (I locked it by the way).
I then went to the Koban to report it stolen, and filled in the paperwork. The police didn't seem to care much and said they would "keep a lookout" for my bike and stop anyone seem riding it.
That's pretty useless as the chances of the thief riding near the area they stole the bike are slim to none. They said bike theft is common and there isn't a lot they can do.
I took it upon myself to interview potential witnesses in local shops, and asked about CCTV footage (police just told me to leave it). I tried to put myself in the shoes of the thief and so went to Otsuka station and reported it to police there too and searched for my bike. I also searched Yahoo Auction and Craigslist on case the thief is trying to resell it as it is brand new.
Anyway, it's a dumb system as there is no online service where the public can report thefts and others can help out. Surely that would be a lot better than 5 police "looking out" near their own Koban.
So, if any of you see a bike that fits the description above please let me know! It might still have a broken lock. Oh and I hadn't put a basket on yet.
It's a long shot, but better than sitting on my hands waiting for nothing.
If anyone finds it I will give a ¥5000 reward!