Recovery stories

An employee at a hospital found my bike in their bike cage unlocked and was stationary for months, decided to check if it was stolen on bike index and messaged me!!! translated from English

Jasmine Bike recovered 2024.9.16

We got our bike back within 4 hours of it being stolen! Thanks to Bike Index, Edmonton Transit Peace Officers and Edmonton Police Service were able to contact us and return our bike. We are thrilled to have it back and so quickly! translated from English

Wayne Bike recovered 2024.9.16

I got a call from the Seattle Police Department. They had found my bike in a bike chop shop in Ballard 8 months later. They brought me my bike that day. It was a little trashed (missing parts, etc..) But I am slowly rebuilding it as a rain bike. translated from English

Stephen Bike recovered 2024.9.16

Police found it! translated from English

Lindsey Bike recovered 2024.9.15

Police found it! Thanks Bike Index! translated from English

Lindsey Bike recovered 2024.9.15

The bike was found by a good samaritan who reported it to police following a string of break-ins in our area. The police listed it on Bike Index and once I discovered it stolen, I got in touch with them and it was returned. translated from English

Kerry Bike recovered 2024.9.13

Calgary police recovered it translated from English

Talia Bike recovered 2024.9.11

Police saw my post and reached out to me to return it. translated from English

Dmitriy Bike recovered 2024.9.11

A couple good samaritans got it back and found my post on bike index and figured out a way to get it back to me!!! translated from English

Kiran Bike recovered 2024.9.7

Multiple emails from people who saw the bike listed on Facebook Marketplace. Worked with the police to try to locate the seller to a more specific area, and the police recovered the bike and returned it. translated from English

Patrick Bike recovered 2024.9.6

Found by EPS in Edmonton. If it wasn’t for bike index, the bike would never have been returned. translated from English

Tanelle Bike recovered 2024.9.6

The police found it! translated from English

Claire Bike recovered 2024.9.5

Police found it abandoned and found me on Bike Index translated from English

Damien Bike recovered 2024.9.5

Tracy with Bike recovery Action Teams paired the bike from an online listing to my registration. Bike Index works! translated from English

Adam Bike recovered 2024.9.4

Recovered thanks to a member of Stolen Bikes Calgary, Bike Index, and the Calgary Police Service! translated from English

Toby Bike recovered 2024.9.4

Recovered thanks to Stolen Bikes Red Deer spotting it in a police auction. translated from English

Justin Bike recovered 2024.9.4

Recovered thanks to Stolen Bikes Calgary, CT Officers, and Bike Index! translated from English

Zac Bike recovered 2024.9.4

EPS recovered it translated from English

Austin Bike recovered 2024.9.3

"Thank you, Sunny for noticing my bike in your back alley and reaching out per my listing from exactly one year and two days ago. It is such a thrill to be back on my old bike, which thankfully has only minor damage and still rides great!" translated from English

Stephen Bike recovered 2024.9.3

A passerby recognized my bike from the bike index as stolen and recovered it for me. He reached out to me via my contact info on bike index and he held onto it until I could pick it up. translated from English

Bike Bike recovered 2024.9.3

The police found it! translated from English

Anna Bike recovered 2024.9.3

Local community member caught thief breaking into another shed. When confronted, thief ran and abandoned stolen goods, including my bike. A friend of the community member saw my post, including bikeindex information and connected us to return the bike. translated from English

Nathan Bike recovered 2024.9.2

Police found a guy riding it at night without lights, checked ownership of the bike and found it stolen on bike index. translated from English

Cameron Bike recovered 2024.9.2

CPS called and returned it translated from English