In the middle of August, my daughter's bike
was stolen. When I called the police, I found out many bikes in
the neighbourhood had been stolen over the past few weeks, but
many people I know in my area knew nothing about it. I believe
we should have been notified about the situation.
When I called the police, they didn't seem to
care and told me to wait three to five days for someone to call
us to get a description of the bike. In, two to five days the
bike is long gone. I called within the first 10 minutes of it
being stolen.
It's now been three weeks. Other than a call
I missed, I haven't heard from the police. I did call them back
and was told to sit and wait. I know bike theft isn't important
to them, but they are not even trying anymore.
My 12-year-old and I are really upset about
how the police deal with missing bikes. I feel something needs
to be done about this issue. Bikes may not be top priority, but
they should at least be important enough to get a description
right away, in case the bike is spotted and can be
recovered.
Chantale Martin
Sudbury