Crime & Legal

Police appeal after car used as weapon to assault and rob cyclist in Preston

Lancashire Constabulary issue witness appeal after incident a fortnight ago

Police stop cyclist – and find portable crystal meth lab in backpack

Lab was cooking and could have exploded at any time, says West Virginia officer who responded to tip-off

Video: Do you feel lucky, punk? How San Francisco police catches bike thieves

SFPD to bike thieves: "You better believe we’re gonna be coming for you.”

LCC welcomes casualty fall, but says police must target careless drivers

Campaign group responds to launch of "Son of Safeway" operation in London yesterday

Video: Alabama driver arrested after posting anti-cyclist rants

"I’m going to hurt one of them one of these days"

96mph in a 30 limit & 149mph on a motorway: figures reveal insane speeding on roads of England & Wales

"A limit not a target to beat," says road safety body

Cyclist in Canada gets stolen bike back – after spotting it on a bus

Owner retrieves his ride after chasing after bus in his van

Is it a cop? Is it a box? Actually, it’s both. CardboCop credited with lowering bike thefts

Not so much plastic policeman as cardboard bobby in Boston, USA - but it does seem to work

Police recover stolen bike, then give it away — and leave owner with just the pedals

Call taker error leaves South wales man bikeless

What’s Britain’s most stolen bike? The answer will surprise you

Not carbon bling, but mid-range flat-bar commuter bikes turn out to be thief magnets

Metropolitan Police arrest 45 people for cycle theft in a single day

Wednesday's crackdown involved 400 officers across London's 32 boroughs

Man charged with handling stolen goods in relation to theft of 3 customised bikes in SE London

20-year-old to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court later this month

Swindon thieves grab £20k-worth of bikes from secure garage

Are specialists targeting high-end bikes?

Lorry driver who left cyclist with “massive life-threatening injuries” jailed for 16 weeks

Sentence & five-year ban was maximum magistrates could impose

Police seek SE London youth photographed riding stolen £2k bike

Bike was one of three stolen last week from GB age group duathlete

Police caution one cyclist and seek two others in connection with violent road rage attacks on drivers

Cyclists took revenge on drivers who had near miss or tooted horn on passing

Longer sentences for banned drivers who kill or injure other road users

New offence of causing serious injury while disqualified

Manchester bike thieves are targeting top riders, says Paralympic tandem pilot

“We are being watched," says Lauryn Therin

Met says thieves target mass-market commuting bikes – because they are easier to sell

Specialized Allez among most commonly stolen bikes, as figures reveal 10 per cent drop in reported thefts in 2013/14

Apple patents technology to stop texting while driving – but 6 years on, it’s still not live

News of patent filed in 2008 comes as Nottinghamshire Police launch crackdown against mobile phone use at wheel

Thick as Thieves – Man who stole £2.5k e-bike phones owner for help in recharging it

Bike was stolen in Hackney from Ben Jaconelli - who happens to be GoCycle's authorised dealer for East London

Video: Houston cyclist uses flagpole to enforce often-ignored passing law

Want drivers to give you three feet? Here's how to remind them

Kent motorist branded “a danger to cyclists” by judge is jailed for 10 months

Anger at cyclists riding two abreast led to Martin Hook knocking one off bike, causing him and fellow rider broken bones

Video: White van man loses job, convicted of assault, after road rage incident caught on cyclist’s helmet camera

Plea changed to guilty after aggressor learns of existence of footage

Drink-driver who killed two cyclists sentenced to 10 years 3 months in jail

Alexander Walter already banned, over twice alcohol limit, doing 70mph in a 30mph zone when he killed John Morland and Kris Jarvis

Milkman who carried on round after leaving cyclist with brain injuries guilty of careless driving

Victim Paul Reynolds needs round-the-clock care; jury acquits David Reid of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Police go door-to-door in hunt for New Forest sportive saboteurs

National Park and councillors condemn locals "taking the law into their own hands"

Bristol bicycle thief caught in police bait bike operation

Man charged after police launch initiative following series of bike thefts in city

Saboteurs attack Wiggle New Forest Sportive (again)

Nails on road cause punctures for over 20 riders in third attack on New Forest sportive

“Incredibly light” sentence for driver who killed Sheffield cyclist

John Parkin died on first ride out on new bike