I locked my electric bike to the bike rack behind my apartment building. The thief trespassed and cut through the lock to take my bike. Even if I don't ride the bike every day, I checked it frequently. The last time I checked was most likely on 9/20/19 and I noticed it was gone on 9/22/19 at 6pm.
I always placed a black cover over the bike to protect it from rain and I'm assuming that made it stand out. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the cover was unbuckled, even though I always buckle it after riding. I believe the thief may have trespassed the property several times to look at the bike over the course of the past two or three weeks.
I kept the battery in my apartment so everything but the battery was stolen.
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