Police translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered w/ assistance of BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
Someone saw it on Bike Index and reported the location to me via a message. The bike was retrieved by the police! translated from English
it was dropped at Coffee & Cycle in Fremont, Seattle. Unfortunately it's in very rough shape and I've donated it to the bike shop to salvage for parts and recycle. But the shop was able to identify that the bike was stolen and contact me through the bike index! translated from English
Police called me because of the serial number. Thankfully found three years later translated from English
Found it on facebook marketplace and confronted the seller. translated from English
Bike Index emailed me to notify that the bike had been listed on Facebook Marketplace. I called the police and they recovered it. Thank you Bike Index!! translated from English
CPA recovered <3 translated from English
RCMP recovery after notification through Bike Index translated from English
All thanks to you guys. I made a donation as a token of thanks and will hope to pay it forward in the future. Thank you! translated from English
A local bike shop (bike index supporter) saw it on their way to work and used the bike index communication tool to message me. I called non-emergency police number and they showed up to help me recover my bike. translated from English
My bike was dropped off with a guy who fixes bikes out of his home. He looked it up on Bike Index and identified it as stolen, and then called the police. The police were kind enough to pick it up and deliver it right to my door. translated from English
Police found it in stolen truck. Ran serial number on Bike Index and realized it was stolen so they called me! translated from English
Edmonton Police Service recovered it and contacted me through the bike index. The bike was still in great shape. translated from English
Someone found it in a ditch and went on Facebook to see if it was stolen. They found my posts translated from English
Calgary police officers spotted someone riding it on Macleod trail close to Chinook centre. translated from English
I got a call from the Edmonton Police Service that a peace officer had pulled a man off of the LRT and he had my bike! Thank you so much!!!! I am so lucky and incredibly grateful to everyone who helped return my bike to me! translated from English
A kind neighbor found and returned my bike, after seeing it was missing on Bike Index! translated from English
Someone found it on the bike index and gave me a call! translated from English
A bike index user found it at a bike shop in Davis, CA (80 miles away) and the police impounded it translated from English
Bike Recovery Action Team volunteer Tracy and a good Samaritan neighbor! translated from English
Police spotted it at Chinook Centre in Calgary and was able to return it to me with the help of Bike Index. translated from English
My bike was found a few blocks away by a neighbor who said it was left in their yard. They were able to contact me via the bike index listing. translated from English
Someone texted and said they had my bike (found my number on the bikeindex.org listing), sent pics that verified the registration#. Met the guy in a public place, the cops recovered my bike. translated from English
The person who bought it suspected it was stolen, so they looked it up on Bike Index and found my contact information to return the bike to me. I have now recovered both bikes that were stolen together thanks to Bike Index and the good Samaritans out there! translated from English
The police found it in someone's possession and ran the serial number. They found it listed here, confiscated it and called us to return it. translated from English
Bike was found abandoned downtown and the police were able to identify and return it back to me because of this bike index post. translated from English
Edmonton Police Theft Recovery translated from English
A community member saw a neighbor pull up next door with it and another bike and he recovered it for me, contacted me through Stolen Bikes NOLA and returned the bike to me! translated from English
recovered via BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered via BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered via BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
recovered via BVT stolen bikes FB group translated from English
A stranger looked up the serial number on Bike Index and contacted me! translated from English
It was taken on Wednesday Oct 11th, 2023. We registered it stolen on bike index that same day. On Saturday Oct 14th we received a text from Bike Index indicated a possible match to our bike on a marketplace website. With support from Bike index we recovered our bike on Oct 18th. translated from English
Got a couple tips from people on Bike Index that they saw the bike. Me and a friend searched area around last known location until we found a guy riding on it. Tried to wait for police but ended up just confronting the him ourselves. He gave it up without much fight luckily. translated from English
Posted on Facebook, made police reports, posed it here and just community help! Thanks all!!! Take photos of your bike record serial number and register it with police before yours gets taken! translated from English
RCMP found bike at know druggie location in Williams Lake. Serial numbers proved the most important element in relocating bike and recovering unit. translated from English
RCMP found bike at know druggie location in Williams Lake. Serial numbers proved the most important element in relocating bike and recovering unit. translated from English
A kind citizen recovered it from a homeless camp. translated from English
Bought it back from somebody - could well have been the guy who stole it, but was afraid that if I left it out of sight one more time, that'd be it. translated from English
Fellow citizen saw it and reported it to the police. SFPD then recovered the bicycle. translated from English
Seattle Police Department found it at a homeless encampment and checked Bike Index. They returned the bike to me. translated from English