The theft of unattended bicycles or bicycles taken from an open garage may be reported via the telephone by contacting the San Jose Police Department’s Telephone Report Automation Center (TRAC) by calling (408) 277-8900.

Cases of simple bicycle theft may also be reported online via our online crime reports.

Please have the following information available:

• The bicycle’s serial number
• Bicycle make and model
• Bicycle license number
• other unique identifiers

These details are essential for successful identification and recovery of stolen bicycles.

Recovered Bicycles

If you have located what you believe is an abandoned bicycle that is not on private property, you may report it by calling the San Jose Department of Transportation (DOT) Dispatch Office (408) 794-1900, or by email to streets.dispatch@sanjoseca.gov.

The Department of Transportation will schedule the bicycle collection and deliver it to the San Jose Police Department warehouse, usually within 5 business days.

San Jose DOT compares the serial numbers of Recovered bicycles with bicycles reported as lost or stolen in the NCIC database of stolen articles. Police agencies use NCIC throughout the country to report stolen articles. When we locate and identify stolen property, we notify the law enforcement agency that reported the stolen item to let them know it's been recovered, so they can notify the owner.