“We’ve doubled the amount of bikes we return since using the NBR service.”
--Inspector Greg Ovanessian, San Francisco Police Department

“We run every bike we touch through the NBR database-whether it has a label or not. If it’s in there, we’ll get it back.”
--Tess Waters, Las Vegas Metro Police Department

"I would like to thank you for your assistance with the recovery of a stolen mountain bike. A "Gary Fisher" MT bike was taken in a burglary and ditched because the offender'(s) could not fully remove the village bicycle license. I noticed the "National Bike Registry" decal next to the serial number and through your assistance we were able to identify and return the bike to its owner.

With the Login and password you provided, we will start checking to see if the bikes are on file with the national Bike Registry and if so,hopefully make the arrests and return the bikes to their proper owner.

The suspects of the various burglaries, including the one involving the "Gary Fisher" MT. bike were stopped the night of the burglary by Northwestern Campus Police. The bicycles they were riding were run through the state computer. The bikes were not yet reported stolen. When our department entered the bikes as stolen, our Telecommunicator noticed the bikes were previously run. The investigation still continues and arrests to follow shortly. Needless to say if they were on the Gary Fisher Mountain bike, using our new login and password, we possibly could have made the arrest running the serial number through your data base.”

Thanks again for all your help.
--Officer L. Betz, Wilmette Police Department, IL

“I tell people that it’s not enough to register your bike with your local police department. That only works if it’s stolen and found in the same town, which is rare in metropolitan areas with many adjacent communities, such as Lafayette.