Recovery Stories

Thanks BVT bike revovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Dylan Bike recovered 2024.8.14

Thanks BVT bike revovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jon Bike recovered 2024.8.14

Thanks BVT bike revovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Emma Bike recovered 2024.8.14

Confiscated by a pawn shop and returned by the police! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Ken Bike recovered 2024.8.13

The Calgary Police Service recovered the bike. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Kim Bike recovered 2024.8.11

EPS found it translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Judy Bike recovered 2024.8.10

EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE with help from Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Glenn Bike recovered 2024.8.9

Somebody bought the bike, found that the serial number was registered on Bikeindex as stolen and returned it to us. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Scott Bike recovered 2024.8.9

Turned in to police, found in a park. Serial number was removed but the pictures on bike index allowed the police and the community to ID it. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Scott Bike recovered 2024.8.9

Calgary police searched the bike index database for the bike when it was located at a drop in centre. Thanks bike index! Donated to the site! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Timothy Bike recovered 2024.8.9

A nurse at a hospital decided to further investigate a situation and found my bike index post online! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike David Bike recovered 2024.8.8

UW Police found it and contacted me through Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Hugo Bike recovered 2024.8.8

It wasn’t actually stolen! The guy who picked it up after it fell off my roof rack found my post here and returned it to me. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Austin Bike recovered 2024.8.8

Tracy with Bike Recovery Action Teams recovered this bike at Sandpoint, Seattle, WA! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Danielle Bike recovered 2024.8.8

Edmonton police returned bike. A miracle of god!! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Alan Bike recovered 2024.8.7

Bike Index! A kind neighbor found it several blocks away and used Bike Index to find me. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Brice Bike recovered 2024.8.6

Contacted by CPS that they had recovered my bike. Picked it up from the police station this evening. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Randy Bike recovered 2024.8.5

Police recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Ryan Bike recovered 2024.8.5

A transit officer found the bike at the train station and put it in the lost and found. They contacted me through Bike Index! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Cziniah Bike recovered 2024.8.4

Friend noticed my bike at someone we knew and serial numbers matches. Thank you for having a place to help get our bikes back . It works translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Cynthia Bike recovered 2024.8.3

Flagged by a pawn shop and returned by Houston Police Dept translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Sophie Bike recovered 2024.8.3

Hello Bike Index - a success story as my stolen bike was just located and returned - undoubtedly because of my registration on Bike Index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Casey Bike recovered 2024.8.3

Police organized pick up from a marketplace ad and returned the bike to me! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Kylie Bike recovered 2024.8.3

Edmonton police called me up told they thought they recovered my bike asked me to describe it and sure enough it was mine. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Bart Bike recovered 2024.8.3

Play it Again Sports ran the serial number when someone tried selling the bike. Thankfully we registered with BikeIndex.org and the bike came up as stolen. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Lance Bike recovered 2024.8.3

SABRE made it happen. Amazing work! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Joseph Bike recovered 2024.8.1

Calgary Police Service Recovery I recommend bike index because I never would have seen my bike again. I am very lucky but everyone with a bike should be using this. Thanks CPS! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Tyson Bike recovered 2024.7.31

Thanks to BTV Bike Recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Jay Bike recovered 2024.7.30

Thanks to BVT Bike Recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Audrey Bike recovered 2024.7.30

Thanks to BTV Bike Recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Christina Bike recovered 2024.7.30

Thanks to BTV Bike Recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Molly Bike recovered 2024.7.30

Thanks to BTV Bike Recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Cecily Bike recovered 2024.7.30

Thanks to BTV Bike Recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike gabriel Bike recovered 2024.7.30

Thanks to BTV Bike Recovery! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Dean Bike recovered 2024.7.30

I found my bike on Facebook MP, approx, 30 days after in was stolen. I worked with the Kent, WA police dept and we set up a buy. Tracy helped secure my bike until I was in town to pick it up. Excellent work by all. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Mark Bike recovered 2024.7.29

Had stopped in a local bike shop that sells used bikes to see if it was there. A couple of days later, someone showed up with it and based on the description, they checked bike index and contacted us to come get it! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Carrie Bike recovered 2024.7.27

A very friendly and helpful Officer Burke from the Davis PD was able to recover the bike and return it to me in the same night! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Benjamin Bike recovered 2024.7.24

Edmonton police located it with some people of interest. They checked the bikeindex tag, status was stolen, and got in contact with right away to drop it off back home. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Marcos Bike recovered 2024.7.23

Folks at Bike Index and the Twin Cities Stolen Bikes Facebook page worked together to get it back to me after it was recovered by Metro Transit. I can't thank this community enough! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Whit Bike recovered 2024.7.22

Edmonton Police found the bike at a homeless shelter downtown 1 day later, truly amazing, thanks guys and gals! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Todd Bike recovered 2024.7.22

Through the kind people of BTV Stolen Bike Report & Recovery translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Eli Bike recovered 2024.7.22

It was listed on Marketplace and i informed the EPS and they retrieved it in a day translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Gurjot Bike recovered 2024.7.21

Edmonton Police translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Rima Bike recovered 2024.7.21

Posted on BikeIndex and local bike theft group. Within 15 minutes heard from an individual nearby who had recovered the bikes and held them for pickup. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Colin Bike recovered 2024.7.18

Posted on BikeIndex and a local stolen bikes group. Within 15 minutes I heard from an individual nearby who had recovered 3 of the stolen bikes and was able to pick them all up. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Colin Bike recovered 2024.7.18

Posted on BikeIndex and local bike theft group. Within 15 minutes heard from an individual nearby who had recovered the bikes and held them for pickup. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Colin Bike recovered 2024.7.18

Someone contacted me who found my bike posted for sale on Craigslist. In their research of the bike, they saw that I had posted it stolen on Bike Index, so they contacted me and helped me recover the bike. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Michael Bike recovered 2024.7.16

Random text from someone who found it on bike index!!!! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Matthew Bike recovered 2024.7.15

Someone contacted me through Next Door App where I also posted about my bike being stolen. I linked Bike Index for people to look for it on the description of the post on Next Door. They found it abandoned at that time and was later able to pick it up. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Vaidehi Bike recovered 2024.7.14

Royal who runs @timberwolves_cyclerecoverypdx spotted my bike in downtown portland based on photos on Bike Index! They recovered it and checked the registration and it was a match, they contacted me through the stolen bike post! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Steven Bike recovered 2024.7.11