Someone came into our garage last night and stole my helmet, with my gloves and sun glasses sitting in it. Trikes, bikes, power tools, camping gear, mower, and everything else (as best I can tell - we have a LOT of junk) are all in place. I found out late this afternoon that my neighbor diagonally across the alley had his shed broken into and pilfered last night as well.  The most annoying aspect of this is that they dropped one, but ONLY one, of my gloves. So now I'm back to having just one of this pair. My cat had hidden the same one, about 6 months back, and I finally found it two weeks ago. Anyone have any creative uses for a single glove?
 
Well, on closer inspection, we seem to have lost our two DF bikes to the prowlers: a 5 year old Novara Hybrid bike (midnight blue) and an 18 year old Schwinn Mountain bike (red). Sad to say that we were so happy they didn't take one of the bents that it took us a while to reaize the other two were missing. Doubtful I can find serial numbers but if anyone spots them on Craigslist, let me know. I might buy them back.

That is so weird!  At least they didn't get your 'bents.

Based on rmillay's recent experience with bike thieves, I suggest a repeated combing of the area pawn shops along with Craigslist.  Most likely pawn shops though I bet.  File the police report too, and keep after everybody involved, to hunt down the thieves and your property.  Got any older pictures of the stolen bikes?

Scary, scary scary. I keep 2 Catrike Speeds, 2 Catrike 700's, and a Terra Trike Tandem Pro IN MY HOUSE. I couldn't sleep otherwise. I just need to install an elevator so I can get MORE trikes in the house  But Patti I am just SICK for y'all. But at the same time -- S GRATEFUL they did not get your bents!!!!

Yes, fully expect they might come back. We made some "modifications" to our garage for better security. I fully expected they might come back the next night and considered leaving the gate unlocked and sitting in the yard, with a shotgun. New locks, several motion sensors and a new backyard light made me rethink that. Good thing this happened while Rowan was at camp as I would never been able to dissuade him from waiting up for them. He has a ghillie suit he has been dying to try out. He'll probably want to set booby traps after he gets home. I should never have let him watch "Home Alone".
 
I had an old bike stolen off the porch years ago. A few weeks later, a guy rode it right past me on my street. Still had my old lock wrapped around the seat post.