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Special Olympic Scotland West cycling team

20 bikes stolen from Special Olympics Scotland West’s cycling HQ in Glasgow

Thieves broke into shipping container in £20,000 "professional" raid last Wednesday

Mon, Oct 12, 2020 18:13
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Bike ‘thief’ in Japan walks free from court after convincing judge he was only borrowing it

Defendant, who had previous conviction for theft, repeatedly took a bike from housing complex where he lived

Sun, Oct 04, 2020 19:59
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Reported bike thefts fell by a fifth in year to June

19,000 fewer bikes were reported stolen compared to 2018/19 according to analysis of crime statistics

Thu, Aug 13, 2020 14:04
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Bike thief

Thief who targeted high value bikes banned from town centre

Man who took seven bikes mustn’t “enter or loiter near” bike racks anywhere in the country

Fri, Aug 07, 2020 10:29
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Bikehangar Oval

Another Bikehangar break-in – but new security measures can now be installed

Cyclehoop to unveil Bikehangar 3.0 – but older unit was apparently broken open in just 5 seconds

Sat, Jul 18, 2020 11:16
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Stolen Orbea

Man whose stolen bike was for sale on Gumtree was told by police to go and meet the seller himself

Theft victim was then given very different advice by the Met’s dedicated Cycle Safety Team

Sat, Jun 13, 2020 15:51
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Teenager who stole bike from NHS pharmacist convicted of theft

17-year-old has been banned from all NHS premises in Newcastle pending sentencing

Mon, Apr 20, 2020 20:38
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Bike stolen from London doctor treating coronavirus patients – and replacement quickly found thanks to Twitter

Laura Pujol said she would need to walk to hospital following theft - until new one was donated

Tue, Mar 24, 2020 22:04
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Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe

Bike stolen from funeral after late cyclist’s friends rode alongside hearse during procession

Widow thinks bike was taken when funeral staff went into church to carry coffin

Fri, Feb 21, 2020 12:11
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Inside the mind of a bike thief August 2018

Bike theft crisis as police forced to focus on violent crime (+ video)

Thieves “have become brazen, greedy and lazy” says senior cop due to easy pickings

Wed, Feb 19, 2020 17:57
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