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I know this is a long shot..  
 
Someone came in my back yard last night and cut the lock on my sons bike. He saved up his money and bought this brand new about 2 months ago.  
 
It's just a generic walmart bike.. nothing fancy. But it's all he could afford.  
 
Blue 20" huffy brand bmx style bike with pegs on the front wheels.  
 
If anyone sees it let me know..  
 
And if the jack ass who stole it is reading this. .. hope you realize that you broke a little boys heart last night. Another cruel lesson for him about how crappy this world can be.  
 
 
Huffy Brazen Boys' BMX 20" Bicycle in blue is what was stolen

So sad, is this like it?  
 
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/huffy-brazen-boys-bmx-20-bicycle/6000191047021

Exactly like that except blue.

I will keep an eye out. A few years ago, it was my daughter in that position. Nothing special bike, but we had just given it a custom paint job, so it looked special. Hope you get it back, and I hope the thieves get what they deserve. What area of town was it stolen from?

Most cable locks are easy to cut through using ordinary cable or bolt cutters. I have a heavy reinforced chain, a Kryptonite chain: it is probably one of the few bullet proof solutions out there.  
 
I had an attempt on that chain, probably the same group of thieves: they were not able to cut the lock.  
 
But you can tell that they tried by the cut marks on heavy duty anodized lock. If they had big enough sheers they would have stolen my bike, but it would have taken a long time for them to breach my chain.  
 
You'll see that the cops rarely care: you'll wait for months for them to finally investigate. Too often, these stolen bike reports get buried with other "minor theft" complaints.  
 
Bikes can be traced, but it's a pain. So, don't use cable locks or your bike is a bye bye.