Saskatoon police uncover cache of stolen bikes

A routine call led the Saskatoon Police Service to a cache of stolen bicycles last week.

On Friday, July 8, city police attended a home in the 300 block of Avenue J S. to see if a resident was abiding by court conditions. Upon arrival, officers found two men in a garage on the property and that's where police discovered a large amount of stolen property and drugs.

The investigation uncovered 40 bicycles, along with 40 to 50 wheels and tires.

A 35-year-old man is facing charges of possession of methamphetamine and two counts of breach of recognizance. A 26-year-old man is facing a charge of breaching a conditional sentence order.

Custom bike spotted online

On a separate call on the same day, police also reunited a Saskatoon man with a specialized bicycle after he spotted an ad on Kijiji.

Also on July 8, police received a call from a man who was a victim of theft, saying he had located his specialized bike on an online ad.

An investigation led one officer to a home in the 400 block of Avenue D S. Police arrested and charged a 25-year-old man with trafficking stolen property. When the officer found that the bike had already been sold, he contacted the buyer and returned the bike to its rightful owner.

Saskatoon police wanted to remind the public the importance of recording serial numbers on bicycles in order to claim lost or stolen property that has been recovered by police through the service's #GetMyBikeBack campaign.

The #GetMyBikeBack awareness campaign encourages people to take a picture of their bicycle's serial number for future reference. Serial numbers help police during investigations and may result in a return to the rightful owner.