GOOD NEWS: Stolen E-Bike
12 years ago
So... my Kijiji post actually paid off... I received an e-mail and this is what it said..
"Good morning, I'm a Provincial Constable with the OPP in Loyalist (Odessa). I am currently conducting an investigation into a break and enter, and in the course of the investigation, discovered a blue and white EMMO e-bike. I believe this bike has been stolen and I have the serial number. I am wondering if this is your bike ? Do you have the paperwork that came with it when you puchased it ? I will also contact Emmo Kingston to see if they have any further information. The time frame seems to match when yours was stolen and when my unsuspecting person, purchased it. Please call me ASAP. Thank you."
So called the Constable and she investigated further and my e-bike has been found. We picked it up from the Odessa police station yesterday ((Thank you
prplhaze and
~soulwolf~ for the help. ))
The bike is in rough shape.. All the locks are drilled out and you can use anything to start the bike. The alarm is still hooked up and my key fob works on it and the only lock on the bike that was not broken was the battery lock and my key worked fine in it. The back licence plate was taken off as well as the mud guard snapped. The bike is scratched all down the left side.
The only sad part of this was the bike was sold to an elderly lady for $800, and now she is out the money. I also need to get the estimate of how much 4 new locks will be ((Glove box, trunk, seat box, and starter, as well as the back mud guard is snapped off)) and send that to the constable so she can try to get the money reimbursed back to me.
I now have the bike safely locked away at the inlaws so no one can take it again.
"Good morning, I'm a Provincial Constable with the OPP in Loyalist (Odessa). I am currently conducting an investigation into a break and enter, and in the course of the investigation, discovered a blue and white EMMO e-bike. I believe this bike has been stolen and I have the serial number. I am wondering if this is your bike ? Do you have the paperwork that came with it when you puchased it ? I will also contact Emmo Kingston to see if they have any further information. The time frame seems to match when yours was stolen and when my unsuspecting person, purchased it. Please call me ASAP. Thank you."
So called the Constable and she investigated further and my e-bike has been found. We picked it up from the Odessa police station yesterday ((Thank you
prplhaze and
~soulwolf~ for the help. ))The bike is in rough shape.. All the locks are drilled out and you can use anything to start the bike. The alarm is still hooked up and my key fob works on it and the only lock on the bike that was not broken was the battery lock and my key worked fine in it. The back licence plate was taken off as well as the mud guard snapped. The bike is scratched all down the left side.
The only sad part of this was the bike was sold to an elderly lady for $800, and now she is out the money. I also need to get the estimate of how much 4 new locks will be ((Glove box, trunk, seat box, and starter, as well as the back mud guard is snapped off)) and send that to the constable so she can try to get the money reimbursed back to me.
I now have the bike safely locked away at the inlaws so no one can take it again.
FA+

Anyway she may be able to get some recourse if they actually found the guy who sold it to her.
\o/ YAY! \o/
Poor lady though :(
I hope all involved get what's coming to them!!!
Glad you got it back. Sorry it is damaged.
I hope they do too.. I know the guy is getting charged with possession and selling of stolen property and it serves him right!
Here's hoping you can patch it up and get it back to normal again, man.
D.F.
I do feel bad for the elderly lady, but at this point, it's between her and whoever sold her the bike....