Thanks BVT bike recovery group! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group! translated from English
Thanks BVT bike recovery group! translated from English
Someone found my listing on Bike Index nearly two months later, and sent me an email. I'm really impressed! translated from English
EPS downtown beat constables encountered a couple known to them with my bike which looked incongruous and suspicious. Constables ran the bike index number from bike sticker and were able to contact and return the bike to me. translated from English
The police found it abandoned, called my wife (the owner) and said "we really should take this to evidence, but you live so close - how about you just come and pick it up?" She went over there and they helped her load it into the car. translated from English
A patrolman saw a man riding my trike in the West Sac area, and stopped him. The man said he'd bought the trike from someone else. The police then returned the trike to me thanks to my Bike Index registration. translated from English
Recovered by Calgary Police Services in the early hours of Aug 7. Police were able to bring the bike back to the owners shortly after apprehending the rider. The bike is in rough shape but we are glad that it has been recovered. Thanks CPS! translated from English
I was contacted by the Seattle Police Department, my bike was recovered. The SPD Evidence Unit got it back to me. translated from English
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
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
The Vancouver police found someone riding the bike, checked the serial number and confiscated it. translated from English
Calgary police called me to pick up from their warehouse since they found it. translated from English
The police found it and returned it! Amazing!!! translated from English
Since I had included a police report incident number in my report on Bike Index, the property owner contacted SPD to report their recovery of the bike and reference the number. SPD delivered the bike back to me. translated from English
Someone through BikeIndex shared the link of my bike being sold on FB Marketplace. translated from English
The police recovered it in a laundry bin on campus a few blocks down from the location it was stolen. translated from English
Found by peace officer who looked up on bike index translated from English
Recovered from a police auction after Mark with Stolen Bikes Calgary matched it up on Bike Index. translated from English
Got called by the Calgary Police Service stating that they had recovered my bike from an individual in around the area it was stolen from. translated from English
U of A officer found a guy with 4 bikes and one of them was mine translated from English
The BTV Stolen Bike Recovery group. They require you to file a police report, report it as stolen on Bike Index, and post about it. Community members then keep their eyes out for stolen or abandoned bikes. Within 12 hours of reporting it stolen it was recovered. translated from English
Thief tried to sell bike and the buyer looked it up here and found out it was stolen, and contacted police. translated from English
Calgary Police Service found the bike downtown, checked the serial number, and called us to drop it off. Amazing work! translated from English
Someone from Bike Index reached out and saw the Fb Marketplace listing. PNW LoSt/Stolen bikes helped me and worked with me to find the seller who I bought it back from. translated from English
Calgary police found it and brought it back to me !!! They contacted me because of my report on Bike Index! translated from English
Someone found it in the alley behind their house, checked Bike Index, and gave me a call! I can't believe I got it back 3 years after it was stolen! translated from English
Edmonton Police services recovered and brought back to my house! translated from English
Someone found our son's bike and brought it to a fire department! They found our name and number with Bike Index and called us to pick it up. We are VERY happy to have it back! It's great when it works out, and Bike index was the key in this case. translated from English
Through Bike Index! This bike was stolen from me 6 YEARS AGO and i thought it was long gone. Someone contacted me through bike index and i was able to get it back! And better yet, the bike is still in mint condition. Thank you guys so much for the work that you do. translated from English
Found by Lethbridge police. Listed on Bike Index allowed the police to charge the thief and return my bike. It was in terrible condition, but returned! translated from English
A Good Samaritan searched the serial number on Bike Index and saw it had been marked stolen and reached out to me from my contact information on Bike Index. translated from English
Some nice person that reads Bike Index spotted my bike. The bike was recovered in good shape. Feeling very grateful. Made a donation to Bike Index! translated from English
I registered it here and reported it stolen. I included the bike's serial number in the report which was essential in knowing it was mine even when many of the other parts had been switched out. A police sergeant found it somehow and reached out to me by text and phone call. translated from English
Edmonton Police found the bike and found me through Bike Index! translated from English
Law enforcement caught the thief between 2am and 3am, locked it up at their office and I picked it up just after noon. Thanks EPS and Bike Index! translated from English
An honest man got sold the bike, and came forward to me about it through Bike Index. translated from English
Edmonton Police Service apprehended a suspect for other reasons and checked the bike being riden by the suspect and referenced Bike Index and then contacted me 👍🏻 translated from English
A Bike Index user found my stolen bike for sale on FB and reached out to let me know. I was able to recover it without issue. Thank you to the Bike Index community! translated from English
Police with an assist from Bike Index! translated from English
Edmonton Police Service recovered the bike and found me through Bike Index! translated from English
I shared a photo and the theft story on social media (2 local Facebook groups) and someone contacted me through a DM alerting me that it had been left on their street in front of their house, in a nearby neighborhood! :) translated from English
Finder found my information on bike index and it's safely home! Painted, but not damaged. translated from English
Guy saw a nice bike at his dodgy neighbours. Looked on Bike Index and found my bike. He contacted me and sent a pic. Looked bang on. So I contacted the police they went over checked it out. Cant beat that service. translated from English
The police found the bikes and called. I was able to pick it up. Thank you Mesa Police! translated from English
It was found in a storage unit of the person who stole it, I guess one of his friends found it and actually looked up the serial number, guess there still are honest people in this world! translated from English
My bike was given to somebody who recognized it must have been stolen and found my post on Bike Index! They messaged me and we worked out an anonymous system for them to give me back the bike! translated from English