COQUITLAM RCMP recently recovered and returned a bicycle stolen from Vancouver to its owner.

On July 13, Constable Glenn Tjernagel located an Orange Marin Bicycle which he found was stolen thanks to information from the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC). The owner was identified as Joey Zhad.

“I was ecstatic when I got the email from Vancouver Police Department (VPD) that someone had found my bike. I’m very grateful to Constable Tjernagel. Folks over at VPD, Project 529, Sidesaddle who registered the bike. Everybody involved,” said Zhad.

The Coquitlam RCMP and VPD were able to use the CPIC to share information that included the serial number of the bike with each other. They were able to work together to re-unite Zhad with his prized bicycle.

Registering your bicycle serial number on Project 529 is simple, provides riders, shops, police, schools, and cities with a common set of tools to become better organized than criminals, say Coquitlam RCMP.

If you are a victim of a bicycle theft:

* Report the incident to your local police as soon as you notice the bicycle is taken;
* Register your bicycle’s serial number with project 529;
* Provide police with as much detail as possible about the stolen bicycle, for example, serial numbers, after-market additions, and photographs;
* Provide video surveillance, if available, and if you do not have video surveillance installed, think about doing so.