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tony.evengi
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report it anyway
especially if you have insurance
you never know and it costs noting but a bit of time
do it!
Tony E
www.treather.com
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dunrobin46
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If you're claiming on insurance you will need to report it.
Also there could be other bikes going missing and if there is a pattern in a certain area then the police will become more pro active, they can only do that if everyone reports it. |
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Ray B
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You should file anyway. The police aren't going to go looking for it, but if they find a garage full of stolen bikes, they might check their records and give you a call if they find a match. |
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enrique7718
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never hurts to report it... one of my colleagues had his scooter stolen and the cops found it in a stolen truck that was speeding and got his bike back |
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If people don't report crimes then they are not logged as a statistic, and so the government can say thing like "crime figures are down" just because the public are so apathetic towards getting their stuff back. Plus you might be able to claim on your household insurance. |
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PJ
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Your chances of getting it back are small, but if you don't file a report your chance of getting it back are zero. Also it helps the police track crimes and know if there is a group stealing lots of bicycles in your neighborhood and whether they need to be watching that neighborhood more closely. File a report. |
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CJ
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No, never say that. The police are there for you, and theft is a big crime - no matter what it is. The police will look in to it and you may get it back and get the thief arrested.
Go for it.
Craig. |
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Bulls
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No, because in the event you see some idiot riding down the street on your bike you can call the police and have documentation the bike was stolen.
In the long run it will probably be fruitless, but you might as well file it. |
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Scott R
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You rpob wont get it back being honest, but hey, no harm in trying is there? |
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Bardic
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Always report it. You never know, they may just have found it abandoned. |
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Mr. Foo
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You never know.. there's a chance the person could try to sell it in the pawn shop, or a cop could see a person riding it near your neighborhood....
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ruby
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you should report |
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Big Jon
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Without a police report your chances of getting it back are nil. The police are always busting burglars and thieves and sometimes they find garages full of stolen merchandise, including bicycles. If your bicycle is listed as being stolen on a police report, you will get it back after the trial of the criminal. |
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everythingspeachy2000
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Heck NO! Whoever is stealing bikes is getting the message it is ok and I am not going to get caught. they might be selling them and doing drugs...
why enable someone to steal or do wrong? REPORT IT...you might be saving someone's life ! |
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mumakto4++3angels
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no i got mine back after 8 months unfortunatly they had sprayed it green ;(
also most bike shops need some form of proof of ownership. |
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remowlms
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Report it - even if you don't get it back, the police track where and when things are stolen and adjust their patrols. |
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chelsea..FC RULEZZZZ
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go for it.....its not point less |
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George M
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no |
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wwpetcemetery
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Sometimes it feels like that but if you have the serial # or picture of the bike it is really helpful in recovery. Police impound hundreds of bikes a year and never find the owners because they don't have the needed information or don't file a report. There is nothing that says you can't request to look at their recovered bikes every month. |
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moms
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its not if you would like to put forward an insurance claim,
but if you'd like them to do something about it, probably not,
i had a gent on ebay a few years ago, sell me something so i paid in full, which was over £600 and miraculousy this power seller with 100% possitive feedback did a runner with mine and number of other buyers money and i'm still waiting for an outcome after bringing it to the police's attention?
maybe just my luck? |
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carswoody
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You will have no chance of the police returning it if you don't report it. |
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JusMe
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If you had a serial number etched into the frame and/or you paid a lot of money for the bike. Some bikes are over $1,000 so if you can replace it for under $500 most people wouldn't bother. |
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Mas
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You should report it, as it might be covered in your house insurance, and you will need a police incident number to claim. |
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Uncle Joe
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No, you'll need the police's crime reference number if you want to make an insurance claim. But there's next to no chance of the cops getting the bike back. |
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The sad fact is the most police reports are useless, as are most cops. They don't give a hoot about your bike and care even less about getting it back for you. It's a catch-22 situation. If you don't report it, and then something else is stolen, they will be suspicious about why you didn't report it the first time. If you do report it, and then something else happens, they will accuse you of abusing the system and filing too many reports. |
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Reda T
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I would call and file it...maybe it will turn up, but don't get your hopes up. |
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joan k
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Report it, you never know they may have already found it. |
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CrazySage
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Not really, I borrow my cousin's bike and was stolen. The bike was expensive one. I report it to police with serial number. my cousin was at bike shop recognize his bike. He call the police, prove it with serial number. He get it back at the end. Not totally useless, you have to do most of work to get it back.
From, this experience, check the nearest bike shop for your bike. |
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fancypants
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Yea you should because if it's ever found they'll know it's yours. |
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xrcody88
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now it is not if u spent a lot of money on that bike u should file a report and walk around myb u will see it in some ones yard or u wil see someone riding it or mab some mistaked your bike for theres |
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