The London Cycling Campaign has launched a campaign to demand joined-up action on bike theft, the cycling group calling the current inaction “shocking”.As part of the campaign, the LCC has published a report, titled ‘Broken Locks, Broken Promises’, which highlights “the shocking scale of cycle theft” in London and the “outcomes of inaction”. It calls ... Read more
Because there isn’t in most cases.
In cases of confrontation/bike recovery you have to have proof of ownership and you have to proof of theft.
Also in a big city dept, they simple don’t care about petty theft.
My police department has a registry of bikes by photo and serial number. If registered, they can return stolen bikes.
do they give a fuck? Nah.