i live in the neighborhood and lost a bike a few years ago the same way. a panasonic pursuit should turn enough heads, (more than my crappy conversion) but please post a picture if you have one and i'll keep an eye out for it.
dunno if you have rental insurance or not, but you'll want to fill out a police report if you want to get any insurance money back.
sorry about the bad first impression, but the hood is actually very nice...