Calgary police partner with Bike Index to help return stolen items to owners

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Calgary police partner with Bike Index to help return stolen items to owners
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Calgary police announced Friday they will partner with Bike Index, a free online registration service, to help reunite owners with their stolen property.

Since 2015, police said on average, just shy of 3,000 bikes are stolen each year, however, only 12 per cent of those bikes are recovered and returned to their owners.

In hopes of increasing that return rate, in 2019, police began a pilot project with Bike Index and have already seen promising results. “Officers from the pilot project saw successes with Bike Index almost immediately,” Vanderwater said.Now police are looking to make the partnership a permanent fixture in the city.For a bicycle to be returned, the owner must have the item’s serial number recorded — it’s a step that police said often escapes many residents.

With Bike Index, owners can instead register their items with the online service to avoid forgetting or misplacing the serial number. According to the organization, registered users can also pick up a sticker from their local CPS attachment that can help deter thieves. Police added that while registering bikes with the service can help to recover stolen items, thefts should still be reported to authorities.

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