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Re:A deep dive on a Facebook reseller of bikes stolen in Col... by ehnto on Saturday December 18, 2021 @10:27PM (#29611050)
Mine showed up because it was parked in a side street with the windows down in the rainy season, and an officer on his morning bike ride took a quick peak and saw the keybarell broken.

I think there is only so much they can do from a systemic point of view, since they can't put the manpower into looking for them. When they are recovered it's usually because it's related to some other police activity that occurred and it was collateral to that. Same with bikes I think.

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Re:A deep dive on a Facebook reseller of bikes stolen in Col... by R0b0t1 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @11:40PM (#29611383)
The issue is it can end up in an impound lot or tow yard and there seems to be no systematic VIN checking. The car could be auctioned without your knowledge.

I always figured it was supposed to not work like this, as the title change is the one place you can catch it, but I guess not? Must be reporting it as abandoned when it really isn't.

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Re:A deep dive on a Facebook reseller of bikes stolen in Col... by ehnto on Sunday December 19, 2021 @12:29AM (#29611622)
Hm yeah, it would be surprising if a VIN intact car went to auction but I suppose the US has a lot of states and systems to communicate between.
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