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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Angie Hedrick, Community Relations
Salem Police Department
Community Response Section
Crime Prevention Unit
503-588-6175
Gerald Moore, Chief of Police
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Press release
Salem Police Launches New Bicycle Registration
Program
Salem, OR, April 13 2007, 2006:
The Salem Police Department Crime Prevention Unit has
developed a program to help bicycle owners keep track of their bikes and make it easier to recover
those that are stolen. The Bicycle Registration Program provides bike owners with a registration sticker
that is applied to the cycle’s frame. The number is exclusive to the registrant and indicates the bicycle
is registered with the Salem Police Department. The registered number is entered into the law
enforcement database allowing officer to identify the owner if the bike is located or being ridden by
someone other than the owner.
Bicycles are some of the most common items stolen in Salem. Since January 1 of this year, 56
bicycles have been reported stolen. Moreover, there have been over 700 bicycles stolen since 2004
and very few of them returned to the owner. The Crime Prevention Unit has implemented this program
to increase the odds of returning a stolen bicycle and arresting the thief.
Enrollment in the program consists of the completion of a simple form with the owner and
bicycle’s information and a $2.00 registration fee. Registrants receive a durable, etched tag ready to
apply to the bicycle frame.
Forms can be picked up at the front counter of the Salem Police
Department or visit the police Web page at www.cityofsalem.net.
For more information on the Bicycle Registration Program, contact the Crime Prevention Unit at
503-588-6175.
For Immediate Release