Stolen bicycles we helped recover recently:
I was contacted by the Seattle Police Department, my bike was recovered. The SPD Evidence Unit got it back to me. translated from English
Chris
Bike recovered 2025.8.6
I was riding another bike home from work. I was able to identify my bike, confronted the person the had the bike verbally. I told them I had the bike listed on bikeindex.org and had the serial number. They said they didn't want any trouble and allowed me to take the bike home. translated from English
Dave
Bike recovered 2025.8.6
I got a call from the Minneapolis Police Department 30 minutes after finishing my police report and Bike Index registry. They found my bike under a bridge, looked up the serial number and found it on Bike Index. I went from heartbroken to ecstactic in the course of an hour. translated from English
Chris
Bike recovered 2025.8.5
The Vancouver police found someone riding the bike, checked the serial number and confiscated it. translated from English
Sandy
Bike recovered 2025.8.4
Calgary police called me to pick up from their warehouse since they found it. translated from English
Ana
Bike recovered 2025.8.2
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The community responds
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