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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)Merseyside moped muggers steal two bikes at knifepoint
Police are appealing for information after a pair of men on a moped stole two bikes at knifepoint in Halewood, near Liverpool, on the evening of New Year’s Day.
Merseyside Police say they received a report at around 9.50pm on Saturday 1 January of a robbery in an alleyway at the junction of Boundary Drive and Portway.
Officers say that two men on mountain bikes were approached by two men on a grey moped and that one of the latter produced a knife after what was described as a verbal altercation.
The two victims were said to have left the scene on foot, while the men on the moped took the mountain bikes and drove off.
According to police, no-one was injured and it is not believed that the knife was used.
No injuries were reported and there was no suggestion that the knife was used.
The moped passenger was said to be wearing a balaclava, black coat and trousers, while the driver was wearing a black and grey camouflage balaclava, black coat and trousers.
The bikes that were stolen are described as a white and blue Coyote with blue handlebars, black mudguards and a red seat, and a black and grey Carrera Vengeance bike.
Detective Inspector Nick Suffield of Merseyside Police said: “We simply will not stand by and allow people to carry knives and threaten the safety of themselves and others.
“This was a shocking incident and we’re determined to identify who was involved and remove them and their weapon from the streets.
“We rely on members of the public coming forward with information about such incidents to keep our streets safer.
“If you were in the Halewood area yesterday evening and saw anything or anyone suspicious then please come forward.
“Similarly, if you were driving in the area and have dashcam footage then please review it and if you see anything, including a grey scooter being driven in the area, please let us know.
“Tell us what you know about this incident and we’ll take positive action to remove those who use weapons to cause fear and harm in our communities from our streets.”
Anyone who saw the incident or who has any information about it is requested to contact @MerPolCC on Twitter, Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook, or call 101 quoting reference 22000003723.
Alternatively, information can be given anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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“We simply will not stand by and allow people to carry knives and threaten the safety of themselves and others"
Threaten themselves?
Yes, it's one of the big things that's emphasised when teaching kids about knife crime, statistically you're massively more likely to be injured or killed with a weapon if you carry one yourself, if you're known to be a carrier your rivals will try to carry a more effective one.
"You call that a knife...?"
"Now THAT's a knife!"
Correlation, causation, etc. It's hardly surprising that people with a predilection to go to knife fights will carry knives, and end up getting knifed. I don't think their knife made them go.
I'm not suggesting you said that, but people might misunderstand.
Of course not, but there are two different groups, those actively looking for fights and to commit crimes using knives and those who are so scared of others carrying knives that they start to carry themselves for self defence. The initiatives I've been involved with were largely focussed on the latter group, showing them that such actions made the chance of being involved in an incident worse, so they were no self defence at all.
I understand the narrative, but is that really how it happens? Your knife gets you embroiled with other knife carriers?
If I had a well founded fear of being knifed, to the extent that I thought I'd better bring my own, the die is already cast, even before I've procured the knife. Another person might change the company they keep. Bringing the knife becomes a marker for someone who persists in frequenting bad company, despite knowing it is bad company. Maybe persuading them not to bring the knife is a proxy for getting them to change their friends.
Good for you for getting involved.
No, but if gang A has an issue with gang B, and gang B is known to carry knives, then instead of turning up with bats, they'll turn up with knives or machetes.
> no suggestion that the knife was used
If a knife was "produced" during an altercation, surely it has been used (to make the cyclists scarper). Threatening with a weapon is a use of a weapon.
Editor?