Stolen mountain bike returned to owner after Chico police find it at encampment

CHICO, Calif. — Officers with the Chico Police Department (CPD) recovered a reported stolen mountain bike and returned it to its owner on Thursday.

CPD said their Chico Police Target Team was on patrol in the Lindo Channel on Thursday around 10:20 a.m. when they noticed what they described as a "newer Specialized Mountain Bike" at a homeless encampment.

Officers asked the people in the camp if they knew who the owner of the bike was. They did not. CPD said their officers then ran the serial numbers on the bike and learned it was reported stolen in February of this year.

CPD was able to find the owner of the bike and return his stolen property. They said the victim recorded his serial number and completed an online report when it was stolen.

Chico police said they want to remind citizens to keep record of their serialized property. The serial numbers make it much easier to identify and return stolen property.

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