Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Perhaps.
The bike could well have been abandoned... And, it wouldn't be surprising if one of the other houses in the neighborhood where you found the bike was missing a bike from the front porch.
Still, it wouldn't hurt to inform the police that you are retrieving your stolen property, and not stealing the bike, or coming back for your bike after stealing and riding off on another.
I didnt tell the whole story, there was a man outside, I told him it was my bike and I am going to take it, that I didnt want to get anyone in trouble, but if anyone would give me hardtime about taking the bike I would call 911. He didnt protest or make any excuses.
The lady of the house came out and didnt say a thing just watched me take the bike.
I am assuming he was a kid that has friends on my street, I live on a culdesac, and there is no through traffic, you would only go on my street cause you are going to a house on it.
I live in an intergrated area and would not want to involve a black teen with the police if i didnt have too.