This morning, The Sheriff’s Office posted these hints to
help recover your bicycle if it becomes lost or stolen:
“With all the warm, sunny weather, lots of folks are out and
about enjoying beautiful Snohomish County on bicycles. And bikes are easy to
steal. Recovered stolen bikes, as well as those that are "lost" (left
behind on buses or at bike racks) end up in our Evidence Unit. At any one time,
we have over 100 bikes, but very rarely can we return them to the lawful owner.
This is usually because the bike was either never reported stolen in the first
place or the owner couldn't provide the serial number to police when making the
report.
Here is an easy way to help us help you recover your bike if
it's stolen:
1. Write down the make, model and serial number of your bike
(most bike manufacturer websites explain how to find the number).
2. Take a photo of
your bike and store it with the other information where you keep other
important documents (e.g. your vehicle title).
3. If your bike is
stolen, ask the police officer taking your report to enter this information
into NCIC.
We don't want your bike to join our collection!
(In case you were wondering, unclaimed bikes are either
auctioned off or given to charity. We sent 230 unclaimed bikes to charity in
2014.)”
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