Police in Exeter are still looking for a naked cyclist who rides through the city’s streets at night.
In April, we reported how Devon & Cornwall Police had issued an appeal after two sightings of the mystery rider, wearing a black hoodie but lacking trousers or underwear.
He was spotted again this weekend, with officers from an armed response vehicle who also carry out general policing duties despatched after the rider was spotted again on Saturday evening.
According to posts by Sergeant Harry Tangye on Twitter, officers tried to find the man on foot but were unable to do so, and he appealed to the cyclist to get in touch.
Exeter Response have been in pursuit of a naked cyclist who appears regularly at night. Are you Naked Cycle man?! Do you know who he is?!
— Sgt Harry Tangye (@DC_ARVSgt) July 24, 2016
Needless to say, the tweet prompted some jokes on Twitter.
@DC_ARVSgt Chris Froome? I hear he’s on a winning streak at the moment 😉
— Anthony Rowe (@truro_boy) July 24, 2016
@DC_ARVSgt not me guv’. I’d be too concerned I’d get caught in the chain
— Mick (@geezamick) July 24, 2016
In their appeal in April, police said that the man was “described as a white male, aged twenties to early thirties, with collar-length scruffy hair and riding a dark coloured bicycle.”
Curiously, they didn’t highlight the naked-from-the-waist-down aspect.
18 thoughts on “Exeter police still searching for naked nightime cyclist”
Fab you cannot beat the wind
Fab you cannot beat the wind blowing through your hair………..
… “described as a white
… “described as a white male, aged twenties to early thirties, with collar-length scruffy hair and riding a dark coloured bicycle.”
Well, Peter Sagan has been getting a lot of exposure lately.
Can’t afford a skinsuit?
Can’t afford a skinsuit?
Armed response seems extreme as being naked is not of itself an offence.
wycombewheeler wrote:
Someone probably said they caught a glimps of his weapon so the cops thought they better send armed police.
Someone probably said they caught a glimps of his weapon so the cops thought they better send armed police.
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were they acting on a tip-off?
I didn’t know there was a
I didn’t know there was a special police unit for dealing with nudie-rudies:
“Nude rider spotted again on Saturday night butt officers’ pursuit on foot proved fruitless…”
Sorry, I’ll get my coat!
As ‘even’ being naked in
As ‘even’ being naked in public isn’t against the law, why are the police seemingly spending so much effort on this?
What a cock!
What a cock!
Said a passing nun.
I’ll get my coat…
Yes, police officers, this is
Yes, police officers, this is definitely a more valuable use of your time than sorting out issues with, I don’t know, dead cyclists.
Did anybody see his helmet???
Did anybody see his helmet???
Is there a law against riding
Is there a law against riding a bike starkers? I have heard of naked bike events to raise money for charity. I hope he has a wide seat, cos he wouldn’t want a racing saddle up his ass. The cops need to focus on real crime 😉
Would he get a suspended
Would he get a suspended sentence or penile servitude?
Apparently he raced past a
Apparently he raced past a couple of elderly women and one of them had a stroke
hawkinspeter wrote:
…and the other one couldn’t reach
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I’ve heard that it wasn’t
I’ve heard that it wasn’t even his own bike, he’d merely left a deposit on it.
If he was wearing a hoodie
If he was wearing a hoodie but no pants/trousers etc, then he wasn’t actually naked, was he? “Bare-arsed”, maybe…
If they can’t find him from
If they can’t find him from the ground then they need to get a chopper out
What a cheek!
What a cheek!