Wheels of justice turn (very) slowly: moped stolen in 1984 returned to owner (opens in new tab)

Garelli bike recovered by police in Italy after they spotted it without licence plate during roadside checkA moped stolen from a northern Italian town in 1984 has been traced and returned to its rightful owner after four decades.The case of the missing moped – a dark grey Garelli that these days might be classified as vintage – was finally cracked by police in Volpiano, a suburb of Turin, after they spotted a 64-year-old man travelling without a licence plate during a roadside check.