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Halifax Regional Police are looking to identify the owners of dozens of recently recovered bikes and scooters.
Gobinda Khadka is one of those owners. Within the last two weeks, three of his bikes were stolen.
“It was stolen from my parking space. It’s flat, like indoor parking, but someone from outside trespassed, and then they stole my three bikes,” said Khadka.
On Tuesday, he managed to get one of them back – just a day after police put out an alert saying officers had recovered 40 bikes, scooters and parts.
“We haven’t seen anything of that magnitude for quite some time. That’s why we’re reaching out to the public,” said Const. John MacLeod.
He said they were found in the Barrington Street area near the Macdonald Bridge onramp.
“We know we believe most of these have been stolen, and we are reaching out to the public to see if we can identify them and return them to their owners, ” he said.
MacLeod said anyone who believes their bike may be part of this batch should reach out to the police’s Lost and Found section and provide as much information as possible about their bike, including make, model, color, and serial number.
Khadka happened to have a photo of his bike, which made the recovery process easier. He is still waiting to see if his other two bikes have been found.
“I found one out of three. I’m really hopeful there, but if I don’t get them all, I’m happy because I get one,” he said.
According to MacLeod, recently there has been a slight spike in robberies in the city centre.
Around Halifax, 111 bike thefts have been reported so far this year. There were 99 in 2019, and 87 in 2020.
There has been considerable progress since then, with 151 in 2021. Over the past two years, similar numbers have been reported, with 141 in 2022 and 150 in 2023.
“Very often people may not report these,” said MacLeod. “It is important for us that that information is reported, certainly then we can investigate the specific incidents, and also so we can look at the patterns that may also be happening which will help us with’ those investigations.”
MacLeod said there are ways to try to prevent bike thefts from happening.
“It’s always good practice if you leave your bike somewhere to lock it up. These are crimes of opportunity and the harder you can make it for someone, the better off,” he said. MacLeod.
At this time, no arrests have been made in this case.
“We are investigating and we will continue to do so, and certainly any time a theft is reported to us, we will investigate it fully and hopefully bring it to charges,” said MacLeod.
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