Bike stolen in minutes

Eight minutes.

That's all someone needed to steal a bike on Thursday.

A Coeur d'Alene man said he left his home on Chaumont Lane at 7:07 a.m. to drive his daughter to school.

"He pulled his car out of the garage and, knowing he would be right back, he left the garage door open," according to a police report.

His wife's Huffy mountain bike was parked in the garage and would have been visible to passersby, he told police

The man returned to his home at 7:15 and noticed the bicycle missing.

The victim "feels someone had to have been watching him leave in order to have stolen the bike so quickly," the report said.

The 10-speed bike with a comfort cushioned seat was valued at $100.