Bike thieves are the worst, and not even local legislators are immune to their thieving hands. At a hearing this morning, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) admitted that her bike—which she often uses to get around—had recently been stolen.

Her spokeswoman, Kiara Pesante, provided us with more details on the heist: “It was stolen a couple of weeks ago around the corner of 13th and Mass where she had it locked up—at 9 in the morning, no less. She tried checking online (Craigslist) to see if the thief was selling it, but had no luck,” she said.

“She is borrowing her youngest daughter’s [bike] until she finds another one like her old one,” said Pesante.

Cheh isn’t the only elected official to be the victim of crime in D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) had his Jaguar stolen, while Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) had her purse stolen at a gas station and had a gun pulled on her when she tried to intervene in the robbery of a Metrobus driver. When he was mayor, Adrian Fenty had two bikes stolen out of his garage.

In 2010, mayor-elect Vince Gray’s credit card was stolen by a CVS employee and subsequently used to buy cigarettes. Speaking of, former mayoral candidate and one-time D.C. government employee Sulaimon Brown also had his bike stolen.

Whoever stole Cheh’s bike may be in for a surprise when they learn that she can write waterboarding into law as a consequence for such a crime.