Crime & Legal

Stolen e-bikes “used to further criminality such as drug dealing,” says police

Police in the Wirral seized large quantities of Class A drugs earlier this week after chasing a man on a suspected stolen bike

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“Prominent” ex-British Olympic cyclist reportedly arrested on suspicion of rape and indecent assault

The unnamed man, who reports say has worked with “some of the biggest names” in cycling since retirement, has been released on bail

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Teenage cyclist killed in collision with driver “should have been on footpath”, inquest hears

17-year-old Charlie Cornick was killed while cycling on a rural road in Yorkshire in November 2021, just weeks after his mother passed away

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“Reckless” taxi driver who left cyclist with life-changing brain injury avoids jail

Mohammed Israar was handed a suspended sentence and banned from driving for three years after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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“Lock it, still lose it”: TikTok account gloats about stealing bikes from school

The account, which features several clips showing bolt cutters and a range of apparently stolen bikes, appeared in the same week six Specialized mountain bikes were stolen from the Bridge School in Runcorn

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Cyclist hospitalised after being pushed off bike by pair on moped

Police have appealed for information after “two unidentified males” assaulted the cyclist in Musselburgh

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Lorry driver who killed Davide Rebellin reportedly got out of cab, looked at dead cyclist, then drove off

Driver who fled scene of fatal crash on Wednesday and was traced to Germany has previous convictions in Italy

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“Yes” – driver’s startling response to cyclist who asked if he was drunk

The driver added: “If I was coming down speeding after a few pints you're dead and your bike is squashed”

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Jail for burglar who led police on 115mph chase after bike shop raid

Harry Curran had been seen acting suspiciously at other bike in Lake District shops before Keswick break-in

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Drunk cyclist who rode bike on motorway sentenced

Police forced Waldemar Coelho onto grass verge of M3 after he was spotted “wobbling around all over the place” on the M3

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Driver in stolen car who killed cyclist while fleeing scene of burglary jailed

Christopher Talbot was trying to flee from police when he lost control of car, killing Florentine Chinanga-Chou

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Cyclist deliberately rammed by laughing driver “blown away” by public support

Over €1,500 has already been raised for injured cyclist Mark Rogan, who broke his collarbone in the “horrendous attack”

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Shocking footage shows cyclist deliberately knocked off bike by laughing driver

Police in Ireland confirmed the cyclist was treated in hospital for "non-life threatening injuries"

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Met Police admit officers “clearly wrong” to scold cyclist who swore when unmarked vehicle blocked bus lane

Video shows the moment officers confronted a cyclist who told them to "get out the f****** way"

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Tour de France stage winner in court after allegedly threatening to stab his brother-in-law

Ex-Rabobank and GreenEdge pro Pieter Weening alleged to have threatened former partner and her brother

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Drink driver who ploughed into cyclist with friend riding on bonnet jailed for 14 months

Daniel Fownes was already serving a suspended sentence for stealing from his employer when he drunkenly hit a cyclist while Fownes' friend was on his bonnet

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Near Miss of the Day 837: Mercedes driver close passes cyclist carrying four-year-old son in child seat

The cyclist says this is the worst close pass he has ever received on a stretch of road in Hanwell, London that he claims is already a "hot spot" for poor driving standards

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Police search for driver who “rammed cyclist and dragged him along the road”

The cyclist was “lucky” to escape with only minor injuries after the “shocking road rage incident”, says the Met

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Cyclist found guilty of riding carelessly in crash which killed motorcyclist

Garry Kopanycia-Reynolds, who also sustained life-changing injuries in the collision, was fined £1,000, the maximum penalty for the offence

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Hit-and-run driver chased cyclist on pavement and knocked him off bike in shocking road rage incident

Cyclist Don Codman was attacked after warning the driver about using his phone behind the wheel

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Near Miss of the Day 836: Company takes firm action after tanker driver close passes cyclist

The driver was issued with a Notice of Intended Prosecution and resigned from his role after his employers launched an investigation into the incident

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Motorist who deliberately slammed on brakes, causing cyclist to smash through car’s rear windscreen, jailed for 14 months

Driver William Bowman had dangerously overtaken two female cyclists just moments before the sickening collision, and initially blamed the seriously injured victim for the crash

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Blind man fined for cycling while drunk after crashing into car

Gintaras Jankauskas was seen weaving across lanes before hitting a passing vehicle

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Drug driver who almost hit cyclist during 87mph police chase avoids jail

In a second incident two weeks later Mark Fagan led officers on a 99mph chase, crashed and failed a drugs test — yet the judge was persuaded by the offender's positive progress to give "the chance of a lifetime"

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Five-year sentence for van driver who killed cyclist while distracted by Facebook and Instagram

Simon Draper claimed his 13-month-old son was using the phone, a defence rejected by jurors at Swansea Crown Court

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French police investigate murder of cyclist – but have not found body yet

Driver allegedly told former partner he had hit cyclist while drunk – then killed her with blows of a shovel and buried her in woodland

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London cyclist rammed by 4×4 driver explains what led up to his bike being crushed

Videos of Kilburn incident went viral on social media this week – victim also tells us why he accepted community resolution

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Community sentence for van driver convicted of killing cyclist

David McGregor was convicted of causing the death of cyclist William Crawford in 2019

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Police appeal after cyclist’s leg broken in assault by pedestrian

Incident happened in Leicester city centre last week

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Women’s World Tour squad SD Worx issues appeal after “brutal burglary”

The Dutch team’s range of Specialized bikes have been stolen

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