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Stolen Bikes Registry

Latest Stolen/ Recovered Bikes Reported to the Project

Beware!
Thieves are now stealing higher-end bikes in broad-daylight (see registry listings below). Our advice? Get a campus bike, like one of our green bikes for all campus use & DO NOT ever leave your good bike(s) outside locked or otherwise!


Mark Neil reunited with his Trek 9800 thanks to the MSU Bike Project & Velocipede Peddler's assistance. Pictured w/ Velocipede's owner Mark on 5/24/05
Working together the MSU bicycling community is making great progress in recovering stolen bikes. The following are the latest bikes we know of to be stolen & or found and looking for an owner. Let us know via email if you've had one stolen & we'll post it here or contact the person indicated if you think you have recovered a bike listed. Include make, year, color, style (MTB, Road, hybrid, etc.). If your bike has been stolen & you haven't done so already, call MSU Police Investigations @ 353-3162, or the EL Police Dept. @ 351-4220.

Our top advice to avoid theft?
Get a campus-use bike (like one of our green bikes) that no one would think of stealing and leave your nice bike indoors at all times.

If you don't see our registry info., scroll down....

Check our "Proper Locking of Bikes @ MSU" photo gallery for good visuals and other tips to help prevent theft or DPPS impoundment. Here's another good resource for bike locking tips/ ideas (PDF, see pg. 2).






Here's a few more stolen bike registries to refer to if you've had a bike stolen or are considering buying a used bike:

www.nationalbikeregistry.com
www.totalbike.com/stolen_bikes/
www.stolenbicycleregistry.com


-- News release from StolenBicycleRegistry - full release here
Cleveland, OH, 01/23/2008    
StolenBicycleRegistry.com, a community-driven website for listing, tracking, and recovering stolen bicycles, announced today that their database is now searchable via cell phone at mobile.stolenbicycleregistry.com.


Some news regarding theft at MSU:
Property thefts rising on MSU campus, 9/22/05

If you don't see our registry info., scroll down....


Serial No. / DPPS/ ELPD permit #s Make/ Model/ Contact/ Date Stolen/found or reported Year/ Style/Colors
WTU070C0U65B 2007 Gary Fisher Wahoo Disc MTB/ Alicia/ stolen from near Castle Point apartments, 2/12/08 Black with silver/white accents.
WN6J0997B

Electra Townie with an X-tracycle extension/ Jessica/stolen from bike rack inside Parking Structure 2 (Behind Bessey Hall) between 1:00 pm and
4:40 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2008.

2-3 yrs. old, dark blue, 21-speed, computer, Planet Bike black plastic full fenders, Xtra Cycle brand black panniers, IRC Metro Duros/kevlar belted 26 x 1.5 tires, front and rear Planet Bike lights (front 2 power, rear, blinky red), and a Down-Low Glow light that (if it is still on the bike) will look something like a blue fluorescent tube attached to the street side of the front lower bike frame. PDF w/ photo and more details here (note the date on PDF is incorrect; should be 2008).
PW848163, No DPPS permit Specialized Hard Rock Comp FS/ Dan / shelined@msu.edu/ 5/24/06 between 9am and 4:30pm/ stolen outside the Computer Center.
1999/ 23" frame/ black with some silver Shimano clipless pedals (looks just like the photo here minus the rack)
no permit or registration number red Mongoose bike/ stolen 3 weeks ago (approx. 4/20/06) from the racks adjacent to Brody on the north side of the building/ lymburne@msu.edu Seat has a strip of red lights around the back.  There is a switch underneath the seat that turns the lights on and off.  I have not seen any other bike with a seat like this.
SN#: P7BE03764
No MSU DPPS permit
Schwinn Frontier, Bike Project, found unlocked near Union Bldg. 12/28/05. Blue w/ purple speckle, 16" women's frame, dealer sticker: Scarlett's Schwinn Cyclery, Pontiac, MI
SN#  9140913F1012
No MSU DPPS permit
Huffy, Stone Mountain, Bike Project, Found unlocked on the library bridge around 11/24/05 - Reunited w/ owner 12/13/05! Purple, women's frame, front shocks,
Serial Number: P2LH74466
DPPS: 7BP-2698
Specialized Hardrock/ Daniel / stolen outside Holmes Hall sometime between 5pm 10/25 and 7am 10/26.  (2005). It's a blue hybrid/ black lettering on the frame/ water bottle clip mounted.
old DPPS permit (# unknown) & Mackinac Island licenses all over it.
Araya 10 speed road bike, fall '05, Lori.
About 25 years old, men's frame, black, silver and had some red on it I think. The handle bars had old rust colored grip tape. Also has toe clips.
DPPS permit: 7BP0332
SN: P4LA46168
Specialized Hardrock MTB (2005), Amy, stolen 10/3, IM West, between 6:10 and 7:10 pm 
Silver with black lettering/striping, frame size is Med.
DPPS permit: 7BP0333
SN: P4FA42214
Specialized Hardrock MTB (2005), Joshua , stolen 10/3, IM West, between 6:10 and 7:10 pm  Silver with black lettering/striping, frame size is XL
DPPS registered permit (# unknown) Trek 820, gomezbre@msu.edu, stolen between 9-10 and 9-11 outside of Phillips Hall. Rust orange and silver. Rack on the back. Click for photo...
SN#: 5Y4K04756
GT All Terra 16" Outpost Trail, taken from the bike racks at Cedar Village, on Bogue St.,
Black with orange and white lettering.
CB4GM118,
DPPS: 7BP-1723
16" Trek 3700, turgeons@msu.edu, 8/28/05, stolen from rack @ Williams hall. 2005, Lime green and black with some silver. Click for photo...
na Specialized Crossroads, Karin, 8/17/05, stolen about 3 weeks ago from my front porch in downtown Lansing. 1995, 18 spd, 15/ 17 inch men's frame, dark green, also a blue pouch under the seat. The hand grips are replaced with black rubber that has lizards etched in them. Light attached to the front handle bars too.
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Thruster XT Cross Country, 8/2/05, Peyton
2001, Frame mostly blue, with bright yellow around front tire area, 26" 21-speed Mountain Bike, front shock
na Specialized 'Allez',
Adam, 5/25/05
2002, roadbike, blue, one wheel was Alex Rims, bottle cage was bent severely, Blackburn tire inflater.
na Trek 9800 OCLV
Recovered
Reunited w/ owner 5/24/05 !!
 
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Recovered! 5/23/05
Trek 1000 (aluminum)
Rory - (989) 529-0486,
4/21/05

1995, road bike, white, purple handlebar tape & toe straps
CA3AU438
Trek 3700
Warren- 517-896-7018
knappwar@msu.edu
3/22/05
2004/05, Yellow/Silver, MTB, 21", Broken headlight bracket on handlebars
N110831
Cannondale F400
Shawn - woznia17@msu.edu
9/04
year: 2003/2004
color: blue
style: MTB (w/ headshock)