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Someone messaged me the posting on offerup. They found it on bikeindex! vertaald uit het Engels
A fantastic neighbour saw it in the field and took it home to keep it safe. Found us on Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels
Spotted for sale on Craigslist and recovered with Bike Index, BRAT, and Vancouver PD assistance - Chase, recovery, and victory documented in linked thread. vertaald uit het Engels
A wonderful member of the Arvada biking community saw my bike at Walmart on the back of a car and called the police. They also reached out to myself. The biking community is truly amazing. vertaald uit het Engels
Received a call from a man who found the bike abandoned next to where his car was stolen. He saw the bike listed on Bike Index, called me and returned the bike. Also, he said he recovered his stolen car as well. A heartening reminder that sometimes good things happen!! vertaald uit het Engels
Neighbors found dumped in a nearby alley less then 12 hours after it was stolen and looked up the owner in Bike Index :) vertaald uit het Engels
Saw it listed for sale on OfferUp and the Seattle Bicycle Recovery Action Team got it back! vertaald uit het Engels
An honest buyer looked up my bike on Bike Index and got a match even though I didn't have my serial number recorded. All the other details matched. vertaald uit het Engels
4 days after listing it on Bike Index someone called and said he thought he had my bike. He confirmed the serial and I met him and collected my bike. He paid $100 for it but I lost his number - I was going to reimburse him. I hope to share this so I can find this awesome guy. vertaald uit het Engels
BRAT Seattle found my bike being sold on OfferUp, engaged with the seller, and set up the "sale" in a Safe Zone (blocks away from SPD) within 24 hours. Thank you BRAT and, thank you Bike Index!!! vertaald uit het Engels
BRAT Seattle got a tip and found my contact details on Bike Index. I went with the Seattle Police to get it. vertaald uit het Engels
Thank you Boulder Bike Index! Boulder PD gave me a call saying someone had found it and turned it in. Happy to be reunited! vertaald uit het Engels
Bike Index sleuth spotted a guy riding it and confronted him vertaald uit het Engels
The police recovered it, looked it up on Bike Index, and contacted me! vertaald uit het Engels
Someone on Bike Index messaged me and said they found it. It wasn’t complete but I did get the bike back which is completely because of Bike Index. I made a donation so they can keep this going! vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks to Bike Index and the Calgary Police I have my bike back. vertaald uit het Engels
Amazingly, this was the second time this bike was recovered. The first time it was stolen out of my house. This time out of my car. Somehow the Portland Police found it, checked Bike Index, and called me. I couldn't believe I got it back, both times thanks to Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Cory from Center for Bicycle Repair called about a bike that came into his shop. He ran it through Bike Index and reached out immediately. I picked it up on the same day. Never thought I'd see it again and relatively unscathed! This registry is amazing. Can't thank y'all enough! vertaald uit het Engels
Someone bought my bike and then checked Bike Index. He found out it was stolen so called me to return it. Thanks to the honest buyer and Bike Index I have my bike back! vertaald uit het Engels
The bike was stolen then put for sale on Kijiji. The purchaser went to list its serial on Bike index and saw the it was a stolen bike and turned it in to the police. My thanks to him, the police and Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels
The amazing Boulder Police department recovered my bike and leveraged Bike Index to track it, confirm its status and ownership! Thank you to everyone involved! vertaald uit het Engels
Bryan at Bike Index notified me that my bike was for sale on Offerup! I contacted the seller and informed him that the bike had been stolen and provided pictures/info, including my Bike Index registration. From video, I knew he was not the person that stole the bike. vertaald uit het Engels
A guy found it for sale on OfferUp and saw it listed on Bike Index as stolen. Huge thank you! vertaald uit het Engels
I received a call from the local police. They seized the bike and upon searching Bike Index they discovered it was stolen and promptly returned it to me. Thank you so much EPS and Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Someone found it in their condo building, found my listing on Bike Index, and reached out to me to return the bike! vertaald uit het Engels
Wentworth Institute of Technology campus police found it. They found my info through Bike Index! vertaald uit het Engels
Some very nice people found my bike abandoned. They looked up the serial number through Bike Index and were able to get in touch with me! Bike Index even sent me a reminder email as I had missed the first one. I got my bike back less than 3 days after it was stolen! vertaald uit het Engels
A user on Bike Index reached out to me directly. We went down to the last known location and recovered with the help of Seattle PD. Thank you so much!! vertaald uit het Engels
It was posted on Marketplace about an hour away. Someone found it on Bike Index and called me. I tried to arrange "buying" it from seller but it was sold. The Sheriff got the buyer's number, let them know it was stolen, and the seller had to refund him and I picked it up. vertaald uit het Engels
I received a text tip from a Bike Index user who found it on OfferUp. vertaald uit het Engels
Calgary Transit found the guy with my bike and turned it into Calgary Police. They contacted me after finding my post on Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels
It was found left out and unlocked. Someone collected it and turned it in. Eventually they looked up the serial number and found it marked missing through Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels
Wonderland Gear Exchange contacted me after someone - who'd been sold the bike by someone else a year earlier - wanted to consign the bike with them. Huge thanks to Wonderland Gear Exchange and Bike Index! Reunited - and it feels so good! vertaald uit het Engels
A kind person noticed the bike in their neighbourhood and sent me a message through Bike Index. I contacted the local police who confirmed it was mine, then my brother-in-law went and liberated it for me! vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks to Bike Index!! and the Colorado Springs Police Department! The bike was recovered after being posted and sold on Craigslist. We texted with the seller, passed all information to the PD and the bike was recovered. vertaald uit het Engels
A neighbour spotted it in their alley near where it was taken and called it in to Calgary Police Service. CPS matched it to the serial from the report and Bike Index, called me, and returned it right away. Forever grateful to CPS, Bike Index, and the Bike Index community. vertaald uit het Engels
The transit police recognized it by this great site! vertaald uit het Engels
A good samaritan reported it directly to me and helped recover it. vertaald uit het Engels
Edmonton Police saw someone riding it and searched Bike Index. They repossessed it from the new owner who bought it out of somebody's trunk at a gas station for $80. This site really does work! I wouldn't have got the bike back without it. vertaald uit het Engels
I was contacted via Bike Index. vertaald uit het Engels
Santa Monica Police did a fantastic job by being quick, effective, and on point. Registering with Bike Index and keeping the serial number were instrumental in retrieving the bike. vertaald uit het Engels
Thanks to Bike Index. A woman saw the ad on FB marketplace - I was also notified by Bike Index. She purchased the bike then looked it up online and saw it listed as stolen and contacted me. vertaald uit het Engels
EPS caught the bike thief and returned my bike. This was due to this great Bike Index site. EPS highly recommend this site and so do I. Spending the time to record my bike serial was the key according to the police. vertaald uit het Engels
I got my bike on May 14 after my bike was stolen on May 11. Bike Index really helps to increase exposure and awareness among civilians and law enforcement for bike recovery. vertaald uit het Engels
An honest pawn broker checked Bike Index, then reported the attempted sale to the Edmonton Police Service's Pawn Detail. There was extra help from our local 'stolen bikes' citizen's group, and from the Twitterverse. vertaald uit het Engels
Security at a mall found it and used Bike Index to match the description to my bike. They contacted me through the website. I went in the next day and sure enough it was mine. Thank you for this amazing program! vertaald uit het Engels
Someone bought our stolen bike and saw it on Bike Index after buying it. They were nice enough to give it back to us. Thank you Bike Index!! We never thought we'd see it again. vertaald uit het Engels
People found this on Kijiji and also marked stolen on Bike Index and messaged me. It was stolen two days ago and I already got it back. Thank you so so much. vertaald uit het Engels
Thieves tried to sell it to a local bike shop. They recognized the bike from Bike Index and held on to it and notified the police. vertaald uit het Engels
Calgary Police were running a search on stolen credit cards and found the bike among others. Using Bike Index, they quickly identified it as ours. vertaald uit het Engels