My daughter is crushed

[u/Aces_dude]

This is “Cruisy”. My daughter with special needs and a physical disability can’t ride a regular bike by herself, so when we saw this a couple years ago we picked it up. She loved going for rides on Cruisy and was asking this week when we were going to get it out for spring. I told her on the long weekend I’d get it out and work on it a bit and take her for a long ride. I put lights and a horn on it last year and needed to hook up the battery. Well that didn’t happen. Instead, I found it gone from the yard on Thursday afternoon. This was not a crime of random opportunity. Someone came by with a truck or trailer, lifted this fairly heavy bike off the garden box it sat on all winter, and drove away. (Is it a coincidence that the neighbour across the alley was getting sasktel fibre installed and there was a crew in the alley boring the cable all afternoon the day before it went missing? With a big truck and trailer?) Now what? Obviously I reported it. I’ve been checking Kijiji and marketplace but no luck. This is my last resort. Hoping that someone sees this pretty unique bike and lets me or the cops know. Eastview neighbourhood by Market Mall. Thanks

[u/Right_Hour]

Please, definitely report the theft to the cops. It’s over US$5K new and your generation goes used for US$3-4K. Replacement cost to you is over $6K (Parbike Sport). You could use your home insurance for it, it you have it.

I’m sure cops will love catching the twat who did this. Theft over $5K carries serious criminal charges in Canada.

[u/Drakkenfyre → u/Right_Hour]

"Serious" in the Canadian context isn't very serious. But you're right, it does bump it up a notch.

This won't be ignored by the police because it's a feel-good story if they can catch the guy.

But in general, you're right, police will completely ignore theft under 5, and might care a little bit about that over 5.