Bike Theft, Registration & Recovery Watch

Track bike theft and recovery for US riders. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: bike theft wave alerts by metro and neighborhood with the methods and targeted models from police or Bike Index data; free registration program launches and changes at Bike Index, 529 Garage, Project 529 and police departments; recovery success data and return process changes; lock test results from Wirecutter, The Best Bike Lock, Sold Secure and established labs with the locks to avoid, and lock recalls; secure bike parking and locker program launches at transit agencies, cities and employers including Oonee, BikeLink and Bikeep; bike and e-bike insurance product and claim rule changes at Velosurance, Sundays, Markel and homeowners and renters insurers; police department policy changes on GPS and AirTag recovery; stolen bike marketplace enforcement actions at Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, Craigslist and eBay; bait bike and sting program results; and bike shop break-ins and theft ring arrests. Prefer police departments, registries, transit agencies, testing publications, insurer pages and established cycling reporting; ignore unverified posts, and never describe theft methods in actionable detail. Put the metro, program or product first in the title and state the free step a rider should take. Use high severity for a theft wave in a metro over one million people, a lock recall or test failure of a top-selling lock, or a secure parking launch at a major transit hub. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what is happening, who it affects, what to do, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.