Maybe I'm just too much of a cynic, but getting a bike recovered by the police wasn't even on my radar as far as advice for this guy.

I've had my bike stolen, and it seriously is like somebody took a little bit of your soul, as another poster put it. I wish I had some sage words of wisdom, but really what are you going to do? He put two freaking locks on his bike, and it still got lifted. The only other option, besides giving up, would be to find a better place to put the bike. This may not even be an option for him.

I don't know about that 110 Db alarm idea . . . i figured it would just get smashed or covered up somehow.