The group’s mission statement says, “we are merely a group of concerned citizens working with other local groups getting stolen items back as well as reporting areas of concern.”īrittain says he is aware of the group and understands the concept behind it, but has some concerns. Meanwhile, a group on social media called "Take Back Kelowna" has been very vocal about trying to return stolen bikes to their rightful owners. You can add the photo to it so that people can keep an eye out for it," said local Crime Stoppers coordinator Glynton Brittain. "The other aspect that you can do is you can press a button on the app that lets anyone know that has the downloaded app on their phone that a bike has been stolen. It is an app that allows you to register the serial number of your bike, providing the RCMP with easy access to the data should your bike be stolen and later recovered. A bike is stolen every 30 seconds in North America.Ĭrime Stoppers of the Central Okanagan is encouraging the public to register their bikes on Project 529.
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