Stolen E-Bikeโ Returned too Owner After Two-Year Search, Thanks to Facebook Page
Como, Italy – A milanโ resident has been reunited with his electric bicycle more than two years after it was stolen, thanks to โa sharp-eyed recovery by the Como Provincial Police and โคthe Milan Local polices “Bikes stolenโ and found”โข Facebook page.The e-bike, valued at approximately 1,500 euros, was recently recovered during a โroutine traffic stop.
Theโ recovery โis part of a recent string of successes, with police now having returned โthree stolen e-bikes to their owners in recent months through collaborative data matching โขbetween the two police forces. the owner was able to positively identify his bikeโค from photographs posted onโค the Facebook page,managed by the Milan Local Police,dedicated to reuniting stolen bicycles with โtheir rightful owners.
The e-bike was originally stolenโ from a residence in milan in 2023.โฃ In Febuary, a patrol with the Como Provincial Police intercepted a truck with Moroccan license plates on Via Napoleona. โฃ Officers, acting on suspicions about the vehicle’s occupants, initiated a check. One individual fled the scene, โwhileโข two โคMoroccan citizens remainingโ in the truck were identified and reported for receiving stolen goods.
The “Bikes stolen and found” Facebook page (Bikes stolen and found) serves as a crucial tool in combating โฃbicycle theft in the Lombardy region, allowing victims to actively โparticipate in โthe recovery โprocess. Police encourage bicycle โowners to regularly check the page for potential matches to their stolen property.
