Sondos Zayed rode her e-bike to work at the General campus of The Ottawa Hospital daily. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"Then I started thinking about what I can do to try to get my [stolen] bike back." Sufficient evidence could lead police to getting a warrant to search a property suspected of having a stolen bike, but he said that's uncommon. An overview of bike theft in Ottawa between 2018 and 2025:Zayed explained that she found the Stolen Bikes Ottawa Facebook group, an online community of victims and witnesses of bike theft in Ottawa. Lehmann said that good bike locks and racks are key to making sure your bike is secured.