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New report slams "shocking inaction" on bike theft, with just 2% of stolen cycles likely to be recovered - Cycling News (road.cc)
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[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I knew a person who airtagged their bike before it was stolen, drove to where it was and visually confirmed it, then reported it to the police who said “Nothing I can do.”

[–] AskewLord@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Because there isn't in most cases.

In cases of confrontation/bike recovery you have to have proof of ownership and you have to proof of theft.

Also in a big city dept, they simple don't care about petty theft.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

My police department has a registry of bikes by photo and serial number. If registered, they can return stolen bikes.

do they give a fuck? Nah.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just grab the bike and fuck up anyone who tries to stop you from retrieving your property then.

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That is actually how that story ends, haha.