Bike thefts are increasing countywide, prompting a warning from law enforcement. Photos of lost bikes have been popping up on local messaging boards. Bicycles have been taken from bike racks, porches, outside of businesses and.
Three years after the Edmonton Police Service partnered with the non-profit Bike Index to facilitate bike registration, cyclists and officers say it reduced the number of bike thefts and helped to return stolen property back to the rightful owners.