Description of the theft
At around 6:10 or so, 11.5.2014 last Wednesday, a buddy & I met-up @ 7th Street Metro Station and walked over to The Daily Grill Restaurant on 6th @ Flower. We choose to eat/drink @ the Daily Grill because there was a U-stall bicycle post just outside the resturant seating and appeared to be in clear view of the camera overhead. After entering the restaurant, we found seats as closest to view the bicycle as we could. After ordering our drinks, I first noticed a guy who had walked up the U-stall and pull out his ulock to appear as if he were locking up his bicycle next to mine. I was suspicious but hesitated. As he appeared to be having an issue installing his ulock is when I ran out the door of the restaurant, but it was too late as he had already cut the cable and jumped on my bike heading Souteast on FLower street. There was an accomplice on another bicycle near by who was holding onto the bike that was left behind. My buddy went after the other guy....I stayed with the bike before thinking to go into th restaurant to ask them to call the police and allow me to view the cameras. The Daily Grill waitress claimed that their cameras in house were not working cameras but the ones outside were owned by The Peagus building. I then ran over to the security desk of the Peagus of where I was able to view the entire operation on video camera. Several minutes afterwards all the bicycle patrol guys show up(6 of em) only to reinterate that just across the street were bicycle racks of which high theft occurs often. I made the statement of "Great to know this...so how come you guys weren't patrolling this block???!" The LAPD finally showed up I made a report. They took the bike that was left behind and the other had taken off when I went to inquire about the camera footage.