Found by a bike shop, and ID'd in the Bike Index. translated from English
Found by a bike parking facility in Berkeley. And ID'd in the Bike index. translated from English
A bike store called me and they told me they had my bike. Apparently, a homeless person had brought it in for a tune-up with the lock still on and they suspected that it was stolen. The store looked up the serial number on Bike Index and called me. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
Officer John of the Seattle PD North Precinct recovered my bike on Feb. 14 -- What a wonderful Valentine's Day surprise! He was able to ID it from both the police report and the bike index report. Thanks so much to Bike Index and Seattle Police, especially Officer John, for the return of my bike! translated from English
Awesome work by the Bike Index and Officer Sanders of PPB. Someone found the bike on OfferUp , contacted PPB and Ofc Sanders arranged to meet the seller. The bike is worse for the wear but definitely salvageable. Kudos to all. translated from English
Portland police department found my bike and ran the serial number through the Bike Index. I was contacted right away (thanks Ben) and picked it up the following day. translated from English
I was told by a local bike shop to record serial numbers and take pics and upload to the bike index. The Bike Index allowed me to go to the local police and report my stolen bike with great accuracy. 2 days later, I received a call from authorities saying that they found my bike. translated from English
SFPD officer Andrew Johnson recognized the bike from seeing it on the Bike Index! translated from English
A gentleman, Andy, who bought it recently realized it was stolen once he checked in on the Bike Index! Absolutely amazing. THANK YOU SO MUCH! translated from English
Spotted by a fellow PDX cyclist for sale in a local pawn shop. A serial snafu meant the bike didn't show up as stolen, but the spotter ID'd it in the Bike Index and notified the owner, who came and picked it up. This is 2 of 2 bikes this owner had stolen - both recovered via Bike Index. translated from English
I followed all the steps you guys mentioned me to do! Someone actually saw my post "Stolen" post from Craigslist and send me a link to a bike that looked like mine being sold in OfferUp.com. Thanks Bike Index! translated from English
King County Sheriff Deputy saw someone riding a bike he recognized from the Bike Index, pulled the person over, got the bike, and called me! Apparently this officer "always checks the Bike Index." translated from English
A person familiar with the Bike Index and another similar site searched both after finding my bike. They emailed me and then called me to arrange a time and place to return my bike. translated from English
A fellow cyclist bought the bike from OfferUp.com and then later found the posting on Bike Index that it had been stolen. He contacted the Bike Index and the Portland Police who notified me. I am so happy to have it returned! translated from English
Turned up in Laguna Beach CA. Current owner tried to sell it without knowing it was stolen -- potential buyer found serial number here on the Bike Index. translated from English
Someone emailed me using the Bike Index and seen it at a police auction. translated from English
Bike recovered by a Gresham bike shop over one year after theft, ID'd on the Bike Index. translated from English
A Bike Index community member found the bike in Seattle. They were very kind to look it up and hold it for us for recovery. translated from English
Someone spotted an ad on OfferUp, cross-checked with Bike Index, and found that it was listed as stolen. The person alerted me to the ad. Then the thief/seller responded to a meetup through OfferUp. translated from English
received a phone call tonight from the Renton police. They were able to recover my bike from two men trying to sell it at a local pawn shop. The shop owner used the Bike Index to match the serial number! translated from English
Recovered by PPB, ID'd on the Bike Index. translated from English
Someone bought it off the street, looked up the serial number, found my post on the Bike Index and returned it to me. translated from English
Because of the Bike Index and the amazing people of PDX and the PDX police my bike was recovered and the thief was arrested. Thanks for all you do! translated from English
Found by CCSO officers and returned via the Bike Index. translated from English
Found by PPB, ID'd in the Bike Index. translated from English
Good Samaritan turned it into the police and then checked the Bike Index and called me! translated from English
Someone looked up the ID on the BIke Index and contacted me! Thanks. translated from English
Bike Index got my bike back, with the help of some very kind and good people, Sal and Mary. translated from English
Portland Police found bike in possession of person of interest. Checked the Bike Index and noted it was stolen. Called me - and now I have my bike back!!! Thanks Officer Sanders and Bike Index!! translated from English
A good Samaritan saw the bike listed as stolen on the Bike Index and saw a man on the bike a couple days later. She approached him and negotiated for the bike! translated from English
Recovered by PPB, ID"d in the Bike Index. translated from English
Buyer found out I was the owner by using the Bike Index. translated from English
Someone found on the street, and located us via the Bike Index! translated from English
ID'd and recovered thanks to the Bike Index. translated from English
Recovered with Bike Index assistance. translated from English
Recovered by BikeIndex/PPB Bike Theft after someone found it, ID'd it in the Bike Index. translated from English
Saw a guy with it on the street. Used the Bike Index to show the cops it was mine (serial #). translated from English
Though police intervention and local pawn shop cooperation. Thank you Bryan at the Bike Index for watching and noticed a connection..via a pawn shop. translated from English
Awesome job ... USA Pawn checked the Bike Index immediately, determined that it was probably my daughter's bike (the serial # was off by one character) and managed to get the seller to abandon it. translated from English
It was for sale at the Laney College Flea Market. An excellent person named Tom spotted it and contacted us via Bike Index. translated from English
Someone found my bike through the Bike Index after it was found in their yard. translated from English
Perp posted on kijiji, was alerted by friendly due to my ad saying it was stolen. Also had someone flag using the Bike Index. Got Edmonton police involved, and they took care of things relatively quickly. translated from English
A nice guy bought it off the thief at a gas station on rampart, looked it up on Google and the Bike Index page popped up. Shot me a message and I got it from him! translated from English
Portland Police Bike Theft Task Force, plus the dilligent users of this forum. Youre all heroes. translated from English
The individual who purchased the bike for $300 was informed by a friend who saw the bike posted on Facebook that it was stolen. They then ID'd it using the Bike Index I worked with the local authorities to recover the bike and it's now back in my garage. Thank you!!! translated from English
Berkeley PD stopped a "known thief" who was on parole. They ran the serial number on Bike Index and contacted me. translated from English
Thanks to the Bike Index, my bike was found within one week of being stolen! The officer who found it said there's no way he could have recovered it without the Bike Index. Thank you folks SO much for creating and sustaining this amazing resource. translated from English
Police were able to recover my bike within one week of it being stolen! The officer who found it said there's no way he would've been able to do it without the Bike Index. Thank you folks for making and sustaining this resource, I can't express how grateful I am to have my beloved bike back! translated from English
Our Friends at the PSU Bike Hub because they saw the Bike Index posts!!! Thank you so much!! translated from English
Stolen in 2013, this Surly was found by @ppbbiketheft officers in 2017 and ID'd in the Bike Index. Thieves had swapped out the fork, handlebars, pedals, brakes, saddle ... but it's home. translated from English