A Facebook post of an allegedly stolen bicycle with a letter on the body frame got netizens debating on the best approach for the owner to reclaim his possession.
On May 17, Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road Facebook page uploaded a photo of the bicycle with the following note:
“Hi, you stole my bike. Don’t deny, I have changed certain parts with evidence. I give you two days to return to where you took it from,” wrote the owner of the presumably stolen item.
The culprit was given two days maximum to return the bike before the letter appeared to have been cut off.
“Wonder if he got his bike back,” asked Facebook page ROADS.sg, sharing the photo.
The logical approach in the case is to report the stolen bike to the police, which netizens highlighted in their comments.
“Just make police report. Need not write a composition,” said Facebook user Es Lim. “Yes, make a police report. Teach him a lesson. Don’t give a chance to this kind of people,” added other Facebook users.
Meanwhile, others expounded on the idea of reporting the incident to the police, noting this could not result in the owner getting his bike back.
“If you report to police, police will treat the bicycle as stolen evidence and cannot be returned. Of course, the thief will be apprehended. This is what I heard from my friend saying,” said Facebook user Derrick Kan.
“You already shown your cards. This proves that you have yet to determine the culprit’s identity. When the perpetrator sees the note, the bike will simply be abandoned since someone is hot on his or her tail. Obviously, the police will not do a DNA test since this is a small issue in an addition you had ‘recovered’ your bike,” noted Facebook user Hong Ruijie.
One Joseph Tay suggested a more indirect method for the owner:
“Leave a note with HP no. say you are interested in buying the bike with $$$$. And when he called tell now you have his HP no. and if he doesn’t return it, you will report and pass his contact to police.” /TISG