Recovery stories

I was notified through Bike Index that it was for sale online. Met with the online seller to retrieve it, with help of the Bicycle Recovery Action Team volunteer group. translated from English

Noah Bike recovered 2024.10.19

Edmonton Police found and returned my kids bike! Thank you constables!! translated from English

Betty Bike recovered 2024.10.19

Shout out to the Trek Bicycle Redmond (WA) shop for checking the S/N against BikeIndex and noting it stolen. They called the Redmond PD immediately and the PD responded immediately because I had filed a stolen item report with picture and serial number. translated from English

Wendy Bike recovered 2024.10.18

Seattle Police Department recovered bike at a location with other stolen goods. That particular officer uses Bike Index to identify bikes in these situations. translated from English

Leigh Bike recovered 2024.10.18

OSU Police recovered the bike and contacted me thanks to Bike index. translated from English

Giacomo Bike recovered 2024.10.16

Edmonton police found it. translated from English

Chris Bike recovered 2024.10.15

Facebook Marketplace by way of the Stolen Bikes Edmonton and Surrounding Area Facebook group and the help of people contact me using Bike Index! translated from English

Taylor Bike recovered 2024.10.14

Through this amazing web site and taking advantage of the facebook promoted alerts, enough shops saw this bike and when it was brought in for service, it was recognized and held for me! translated from English

Chase Bike recovered 2024.10.14

Contacted seller on FB Marketplace. Set up a meet to recover bike. translated from English

Heidi Bike recovered 2024.10.12

Police recovered my bike! translated from English

Isaac Bike recovered 2024.10.12

Calgary police service with assistance from Bike Index! translated from English

Caroline Bike recovered 2024.10.11

Calgary Police recovered the bike, apprehended the perpetrators, and processed them accordingly. Through linking the Bike Index and the police report, CPS was able to successfully process the perpetrators. translated from English

Aron Bike recovered 2024.10.11

Calgary Police recovered the bike! translated from English

Aron Bike recovered 2024.10.11

The police found it at a known location. No other details provided. Bike was in perfect condition when returned. translated from English

Douglas Bike recovered 2024.10.8

The fire fighters at Calgary Fire Station 10 found my bike! translated from English

Kenneth Bike recovered 2024.10.8

The Burlington Police Department located the bike and contacted me via BikeIndex. translated from English

Maria Bike recovered 2024.10.7

BVT Bike Recovery Group and Bike Index! translated from English

Molly Bike recovered 2024.10.6

BVT Bike Recovery Group and Bike Index! translated from English

Dave Bike recovered 2024.10.6

BVT Bike Recovery Group and Bike Index! translated from English

Bike Bike recovered 2024.10.6

BVT Bike Recovery Group and Bike Index! translated from English

Iris Bike recovered 2024.10.6

The bike was for sale on Facebook. I set up a meeting in a public place, checked the serial number when they arrived and let them know I was repossesing stolen property and we could wait for the police or they could leave. They chose to leave. translated from English

David Bike recovered 2024.10.6

Thanks to the diligence of BVT Stolen Bike Report and Recovery and Bike Index our bike was found, secured, and returned. Thanks Jeremy translated from English

Lainie Bike recovered 2024.10.4

A security officer found it, called me because it was registered on bike index, and turned it in to police. Sadly, the thieves really trashed it. But it was still nice to get back. translated from English

Margaret Bike recovered 2024.10.3

Cops got her back and delivered! translated from English

Travis Bike recovered 2024.10.3

Nearby resident and fellow Bike Index user Rachel contacted me to say the bike had been found abandoned next to her yard. Thank you Rachel and Bike Index! translated from English

Cyrus Bike recovered 2024.10.2

Trek bike shop recovered it and found me through Bike Index! translated from English

Sarah Bike recovered 2024.10.2

My bike got stolen a week ago, and I thought I'd never see it again. Local bike mechanic bought the bike from OfferUp and the first thing he did, he checked if it was stolen and straight up contacted me. Thank you translated from English

Sergii Bike recovered 2024.10.2

A good Samaritan called me 3 years and 9 months after it had been stolen. This was my favorite bike. Very rare hand crafted lugged. He bought it on Facebook and when he went to register it my listing popped up and he called me immediately. I'm very happy to have it back. translated from English

Jordan Bike recovered 2024.10.1

Davis Police gave me a call one week later to report that the bike was found and that I could pick it up! translated from English

Elvis Bike recovered 2024.10.1

Serial number hit at pawn shop! translated from English

Alexander Bike recovered 2024.9.28

Denver Police Department recovered about 20+ bikes from a sting operation. The police department searched the serial number on bike index and reached out to me via phone. Thank you so much bikeindex! You made it possible to recover not just this bike, but my other bike too! translated from English

Brian Bike recovered 2024.9.28

Someone saw it in a truck of junk and offered the person (not much) $ for it then contacted me through this site. translated from English

Colin Bike recovered 2024.9.26

Good detective work. Police recovered it from a 3rd party. translated from English

Amy Bike recovered 2024.9.25

Denver Police recovered it (saw a suspicious person with the bike, and when addressed, that person handed over the bike to the officer). translated from English

Colin Bike recovered 2024.9.24

Police returned it, complete with a few extra bells and whistles translated from English

Ethan Bike recovered 2024.9.24

Thank you Bike Index! translated from English

Diana Bike recovered 2024.9.23

Police recovered it and contacted me after seeing it on bike index. translated from English

Mel Bike recovered 2024.9.22

EPS recovered! translated from English

Matthew Bike recovered 2024.9.22

Boulder Police Department recovered bike after 4 years and contacted me! Amazing!! I just donated to help this organization keep helping others to recover their bikes!! translated from English