The bike was recovered by the Edmonton Police Service. Another user on Bike Index recognized my bike from pictures he was sent by the police and contacted me. Thank you so much!!! translated from English
City transit found it. They scanned the bike index sticker and found me. translated from English
Next door neighbor called after checking Bike Index translated from English
Edmonton Police Officer found my bike and called me. translated from English
I received an email from Cash Box Pawn Shop Edmonton informing me that they had recovered my bike. They had checked Bike Index and found the report of the stolen bicycle, they had retained it and later returned it to its owner. Thank You so much translated from English
The police found it. They delivered it back to me the same day they found it!! The police report was so vital! translated from English
City of Calgary Transit Police found my bike with the suspected thief, called me and returned it :) translated from English
Found it at at house around the corner showed them the report I made here and they gave the bike back translated from English
Action packed story - security cam footage from 3 places, lots of people looking out, a good Samaritan. You all are amazing - thanks to all. translated from English
The police found someone with my bike and ran it on bike index and recovered it for me. Thanks bike index! translated from English
Portland Bureau of Police Bike Squad found bike in a camp and called me because it was registered on Bike Index! translated from English
Someone saw my Bike Index post and they found it by a pizza shop. They held it until I was contacted. translated from English
Someone found it behind their house and sent me a message. translated from English
A peace officer at Churchill station called me and said he found my bike a big thank you to him. translated from English
Kudos to the RCMP, they recovered the bike! Quite a few changes had been made to the bike, but hopefully all things that can be fixed. translated from English
Local police encountered it during normal duties. The bike had been slightly modified but the serial number remained. My police report in their own system hadn't processed far enough to be searchable in their own system and the police found me through Bike Index. translated from English
EPS seized it from a suspected thief and returned it to me all in just one day! translated from English
Seattle Police department. I saw someone who looked like they had it, it's a bright yellow bike. And so I walked pass them in order to get a close up and it was my bike, they had changed the front tire. translated from English
A very nice stranger procured it from a homeless person. Called me through bike index. I got my bike back! translated from English
The police found it and were able to look it up on Bike Index. The back tire was missing so we had to purchase a full new assembly. translated from English
The police found it and were able to look it up on Bike Index. The back tire was missing so we had to purchase a full new assembly. translated from English
Person who stole it pawned it nearby. Pawn shop looked it up and saw it was stolen. Turned it over to Police. CO Springs PD investigated, issued arrest warrant, person was charged and found guilty. translated from English
I was not expecting to see that bike ever again, given the fact that it was stolen several months ago. But the police found and returned it to me. I am very grateful to them. Good job Calgary Police! translated from English
VPD contacted me that they recovered my bike. Very thankful of VPD's work. And thank you for Bike Index for sharing all the information out there. translated from English
With help from the local cycling community and a volunteer through BikeIndex, I was able to recover my bike after it had been missing for 18 months! translated from English
Thankfully after the purchase the citizen who purchased the bike suspected it might have been stolen and looked up the bike on bikeindex.org translated from English
Bike was recovered by the Edmonton Police Service after someone in Calgary spotted it for sale online and matched it up as stolen on Bike Index! Awesome job by EPS! translated from English
The police spotted it and called me! translated from English
Someone messaged me on Bike Index to say he had it!! translated from English
Someone messaged me via Bike Index to say he had it. They purchased it and looked up the serial number and found my post. So happy to have it back! translated from English
It was dumped in Kensington Market after failed sale attempts. A fellow cyclist saw the bike, took it in/looked it up on Bike Index, and notified me that they found it. translated from English
Through Bike index - my stolen bike was brought into a Gresham bike shop and the thoughtful mechanic looked it up on the bike index. translated from English
Recovered with help from Stolen Bikes NOLA! translated from English
A Good Samaritan looked up my bike on bike index! translated from English
Someone who not only purchased my by at a flea market, knew that what he paid for was not even close what it was worth , and knew to do the right thing and inquired with bike index. Never do I expect it that I’d have my bike back so soon!!! translated from English
The Boulder PD returned it to me! translated from English
My neighbors at Marination Station saw the thief in the ally trying to cut the wheel lock. They returned the bike to my other neighbors at BikeWorks who looked it up on Bike Index and called me. I cannot believe that it was found and am so grateful for my neighbors who intervened translated from English
A friend of the suspect seized the bike after learning it was stolen. He found my information on Bike Index and called me to arrange a place to return it to me. translated from English
The clackamas county sheriff's department called me and said they had recovered it. I don't know how they got it but I know that bike registration works! translated from English
Police found it in possession of individuals committing a different crime. Searching against the bike index flagged it as stolen, and police recovered it. translated from English
Bike was found on FB Marketplace. Potential buyer got the frame number and crosschecked with Bike Index database before reaching out to me translated from English
Someone found my bike on OfferUp and thought the price was suspiciously low. I contacted the seller, and they themselves purchased it on OfferUp a while back. They were happy to return it to me free of charge! I can't believe I got closure on this bike after a year! translated from English
Someone browsing an industrial auction website noticed a suspicious looking bike up for sale. Checked against listings in Bike Index and boom, contacted me with the auction details. The police used Bike Index to trace the bike to me 5 years ago, now I'm reunited with it! translated from English
I posted all over Facebook and when it was spotted in a certain neighborhood I posted in that communities Facebook groups and within 24 hours I had it back. The reward definitely kept people interested in spotting the bike. translated from English
SABRE recovery group! translated from English
ETS donated the bike (or what was left of it) to Sports Central. They saw it on here and gave me a call. I went and picked it up immediately. Going to need some parts and work, but after 7 months I figured she was gone forever! translated from English
I found the bike listed on Facebook Marketplace for sale at Rock Island, Illinois. Promptly informed Iowa City Police Department. While recovering, they could scan the QR code which linked to my stolen bike on the Bike Index registry. translated from English
EPS found it in a pawnshop a few weeks later! translated from English
Edmonton Police found my bike abandoned in a nearby ravine! Some parts had been changed, and the serial number had been ground off then painted over, but they were able to identify it based on all the pictures I provided. translated from English
Someone found it locked in an odd place and looked it up on bike index! translated from English