San Leandro, Calif. (Sept.
25, 2001) -- The National Bike Registry (NBR), an Internet-based national
registration system that returns lost and stolen bicycles to their rightful
owners, and McGruff ® the Crime Dog have teamed up with bike and scooter
manufacturers Giant, Raleigh, Diamond Back, and RazorÔ to “help take a
bite out of crime”®.
All new bicycles and scooters sold by these manufacturers will come with
National Bike Registry label included with their purchase. All customers have
to do is fill out the form and mail it in or go on line to activate their
registration. They receive a free six-month registration with their purchase.
Customers also have the option to extend their coverage for ten years for only
ten dollars ($1 per year).
“We are committed to making our registration service more readily
available to consumers,” said Rob Kaplan, NBR spokesperson. “By
reducing theft, and fear of theft, we’ll sell more, and better, bicycles.
That’s good for our industry.”
Retailers, manufacturers, and law enforcement are bringing the NBR
service to a wider audience, allowing more bikes to be registered and protected
against theft. With NBR, police have a
way to identify owners, solve crime, and return stolen property.
“NBR services are an added value
for our customers,” said Russ Okawa, Director of
Marketing for Giant Bicycles. “We can
help to protect our customers’ purchase and reduce their fear of theft.”
In the United States, thousands
of bicycles disappear each day; most of these bikes are stolen from places that
the owners think are safe. By teaming up with McGruff, a nationally recognized symbol of crime prevention, the National Bike
Registry is helping to build safer communities and reduce crime through
comprehensive crime prevention strategies.
About the National
Bike Registry
National Bicycle Registry (www.nationalbikeregistry.com) is
the nation’s leading Internet-based bicycle registration system, dedicated to
helping law enforcement agencies return lost and stolen bicycles to their
rightful owners. Utilizing the latest technology and a comprehensive, national database,
NBR provides this service to consumers through its Web site, toll-free number,
retailers, manufacturers and law enforcement agencies. NBR has been operating
continually since 1984. The National Bike Registry can be found on the Web at
www.bicyclelink.com or by calling 1-800-848-BIKE. NBR is the national registration service of
choice by Kryptonite®, Razor, Giant, Raleigh, and Diamond Back.
About the National Crime Prevention
Council
NCPC
is a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization whose mission is to help
people prevent crime and build safer, more caring communities. NCPC
accomplishes its mission through training and technical assistance to national,
state and local drug, violence and other crime prevention practitioners;
demonstration programs which create environments for research and learning;
public service advertising via TV, radio and print challenging viewers to act
against violence, drugs and other crimes; Crime Prevention Coalition of America
is a network of 600+ national, state and local organizations formed to advance
the cause of crime prevention; and educating and informing the field on best
practices through highly regarded Web sites, brochures, booklets, books,
videos, posters and reproducible kits.
