Sheriff’s Office asking public to call its Criminal Records Division at 278-7626 to see if it has a bicycle you lost or was stolen in recent years

Anyone who lost or had stolen a bicycle in recent years can call the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Criminal Records Division at (504) 278-7626 to try to claim it, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

There are some 35 bikes that are available to be claimed if the owner can provide proof one is theirs, the sheriff said.

The deadline is Dec. 21, just a few days away.

Anyone trying to prove ownership must provide a reeipt that gives some description of the bike, a photo of the bike or one of the owner on the bike.

Also, any new or old bicycle can now be registered with the Sheriff’s Office without taking it anywhere, the sheriff said.

Go online to the sheriff’s web site at www.sbso.org and look to the right-hand side of the front page and there will be an illustration of a bicycle and a link to click on that takes you to the form to complete for registering a bike, the sheriff said.

To register you must attach a receipt, a photo of the bike or one of the owner on it. Fill out the form and send it back to the web site. You will receive a serial number by mail to attach to the bicycle.

If a child is the owner, include his name or her name and they will receive a letter from in their name from Sheriff Pohlmann sending them their serial number.