I’ve already written about my experience with the German Police. Just recently another episode came to an end.

A couple of days ago, last Sunday, we found out that Olya’s bike was stolen from the locked bicycle room in our building’s underground parking :( it’s worth noting that the parking can be accessed only with a key; bicycle rooms are also locked and bikes are chained to floor-mounted bike-racks.

In theory, everything is pretty well secured :) but in practice: anyone can get into the parking through the car gate, when it is left open, by following the car entering the car park; our neighbors are idiots, they almost never lock the bicycle rooms (even now, after the theft); and the bicycle rack was just sawed through by the thief.

Both of our bicycles were chained to the same rack, but only Olya’s bike was stolen. There was probably just one thief, and he couldn’t ride both of the bikes. But he was a bit unlucky: quite literally two weeks ago I installed an AirTag under the seat of Olya’s bike whereas my bike didn’t have a geotracker!

Firstly, we reported the crime to the police — in Berlin it can be easily done online, and filed a claim with our insurance company. Almost immediately we were called back by the police, they asked a few questions and told us that tomorrow, on Monday, the officer would come to take a look at the crime scene.

Then we picked up a carsharing car and drove to the place where the AirTag showed the bike was.