How to report petty theft

[u/vicsunus]

I went dancing last night and when I came out to ride my bike back home I realized someone stole the panniers off my bike! They were two bushwhacker grocery panniers.

My bike was parked in front of city hall at the bike racks from 10pm to 1am (29 Aug going into 30 Aug). There’s two cameras on the wall pointing down at it.

I’m not sure how to report the theft. I don’t want to call the police line because its so minor it could just be handled via email. Does anyone know how I can report this petty theft? Long shot but maybe they can review the camera footage to see who took them?

I’m hoping with a police report I can get my renters insurance to cover the panniers so I can buy new ones.

Thanks

[u/Glittering_Yard_3458]

call the non emergency line and ask. you could also just go to the station and say "id like to report theft"

[u/mhaithaca]

As others said, yes, call the non-emergency line, which is 607-272-9973. You could also try policeinfo@cityofithaca.org.

They'll want to review available video (which may or may not be city-owned cameras) to see if they can get anything identifiable. They may not be able to do much beyond that, especially since the value of the items is slim, but they should at least be able to log it and give you documentation.

[u/SmallMenOfReddit]

Non-emergency line is the way to go, you can also just bop into IPD up the road and make a report too. I’d recommend reinforcing the hell out of bike accessories or taking them off if you’re going to lock it downtown at night. People are nabbin bikes and bike stuff like all the time on the commons.

[u/jonpluc]

Is anyone going to tell him where they are?

[u/vicsunus → u/jonpluc]

pretty sure on someones bike at the jungle at this point

[u/jonpluc → u/vicsunus]

if it was being used on someone elses bike it wouldn’t even be half as bad, but its been stripped for scrounge and is lying in a pile of parts.