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If you ever have the misfortune of having your bike stolen immediately get
the serial number and report it to the police. The serial number goes into a
huge computer system and if the bike is take to a pawn shop, or bike shop
where used bikes are purchased, the police collect the pawn slips and run the
serial numbers.
Just yesterday, a guy in Eugene got his $1,300.00 mountain bike back that was
taken in August. If he would have had the serial number when he filed the
report it would have been picked up from a place that sells used sports
equipment the following week. It took 5 months, and as soon as he gave the
police the serial number he came to city hall and picked it up. The story is
fairly complicated but that is the end result.
Of course it won't save your bike from the private sellers, but before you
buy a bike from someone you don't know, call the police and ask them to run
the serial number to see if it has been stolen.
Norman Babcock
City of Eugene Community Policing Supervisor
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">If you ever have the misfortune of having your bike stolen immediately get the serial number and report it to the police. The serial number goes into a huge computer system and if the bike is take to a pawn shop, or bike shop where used bikes are purchased, the police collect the pawn slips and run the serial numbers.<BR>
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Just yesterday, a guy in Eugene got his $1,300.00 mountain bike back that was taken in August. If he would have had the serial number when he filed the report it would have been picked up from a place that sells used sports equipment the following week. It took 5 months, and as soon as he gave the police the serial number he came to city hall and picked it up. <I> </I>The story is fairly complicated but that is the end result. <BR>
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Of course it won't save your bike from the private sellers, but before you buy a bike from someone you don't know, call the police and ask them to run the serial number to see if it has been stolen. <BR>
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Norman Babcock<BR>
City of Eugene Community Policing Supervisor</FONT>
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