UWPD has created a webform specifically for people who have had a bicycle stolen in Madison in the last ten years to see if it is among those bikes recovered: http://uwpd.wisc.edu/biketheft/ The form requires the bikes serial number.
The serial number is, of course, part of the record associated with bicycles registered in the city of Madison, so if someone doesn’t know their stolen bike’s serial number, but it was registered in Madison, presumably they can get that information from the city. Linda Pergola is the city of Madison’s bicycle registration contact now: lpergola (at) cityofmadison.com But the position is only half time (and I’m sure she will be fielding a much higher volume of requests than usual), so be patient about getting a response. UWPD also issued a statement with more details than I think I’ve seen on this list so far: http://uwpd.wisc.edu/news/uwpd-seizes-600-bicycles-most-are-likely-stolen/ thanks, Chuck Strawser Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner Commuter Solutions UW-Madison Transportation Services Visit our University Bicycle Resource Center at Helen C White: http://transportation.wisc.edu/transportation/bike_annex.aspx How are we doing? Take our customer satisfaction survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommSol_CSSurvey From: Bikies [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lisa Subeck Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 8:48 AM To: Patrick Lenon Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] 592 stolen bikes recovered by police All the info is here, Patrick: http://www.cityofmadison.com/bikeMadison/programs/bicycleRecovery.cfm Sent from my iPhone so please excuse any typos. On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Patrick Lenon <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Any idea who to contact, or how to check for a stolen bike? I'm sure inventorying those bikes is a daunting task. We had one stolen a few years ago that appeared to have been taken by a pro. (Quick work, even took the lock & chain with him so he'd look legit.) The chances of my bike still being in his inventory are minuscule, but still... ------------- Patrick Lenon ________________________________ Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 08:20:46 -0500 From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [Bikies] 592 stolen bikes recovered by police Saturday's WI State Journal reported police have recovered a trove of stolen bikes, many of them higher value, nicer bikes. The bikes had probably been stolen over a number of years. So if you had a bike swiped, it may be worth your time to contact the Madison police about it. Many of the bikes are not in the police database of stolen bikes--but those records are kept for only 2 years, and many bike thefts are never reported. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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