Generally, people consider their valuables safe if they're locked up inside. For one Grand Junction resident, that precaution didn't keep a thief from breaking in and stealing an expensive mountain bike.

The stolen bicycle is a gray Santa Cruz 'Tallboy' mountain bike with the serial number 2915138. The bike has custom parts and ENVE black rims with white lettering.While the exact value is not known, these type of bikes are typically worth several thousand dollars.

The bicycle was stolen from a locked garage in the 400 block of Gunnison Avenue sometime between July 9 and July 11.

If you have information about the stolen bicycle or know the person or persons involved in this break-in and theft please contact Crime Stoppers at 241-7867.

Information reported is completely anonymous. If the information reported leads to an arrest, you can earn up to  $1,000 cash reward.

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