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Water End, York

Cyclist seriously injured in crash has bike stolen by two men who stopped to help

The cyclist was treated for his injuries in hospital, two passers-by making off with his bicycle having helped him to his feet

Mon, Mar 11, 2024 10:32
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Brazen bike thieves foiled in dramatic pursuit after nicking Bromptons from front of store and threatening to knife chasing shop manager

Brazen bike thieves foiled in dramatic pursuit after nicking Bromptons from front of store and threatening to knife chasing shop manager

“I said if he threatened me with a knife again, I’d bash him over the head with a Brompton,” one of the shop’s staff said, after managing to nab the bikes back within 60 seconds of them being stolen

Thu, Mar 07, 2024 19:11
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Cyclists and police near Regent’s Park

British Cycling, Rapha and Brompton join call for more police action for cyclists being “systematically targeted by criminals” in violent bikejackings

“These attacks should not be thought of as simple ‘bike theft’; they are violent crimes which leave victims physically injured and mentally traumatised, often unable to feel safe cycling in London again”

Mon, Feb 26, 2024 16:35
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Amazon delivery driver stealing boy’s bike

Amazon delivery driver steals boy’s bike from the garden after dropping a parcel, leaving him “heartbroken”

The shocking footage shows the delivery man drop the parcel, then come back and pick up the 12-year-old’s Carrera, before driving away in the Amazon van

Fri, Feb 23, 2024 16:36
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Bike theft gang caught by bait bicycle (City of London Police)

Cycling UK hails “clever” policing after bait bicycle used to track down £130,000 bike theft gang in one shift

Local bike thefts fell by 90 per cent following the arrests, with 11 people now sentenced — the cycling charity encouraging more forces to "sit up and take notice" of "substantial results" from "clever policing" without "massive intelligence or money"

Tue, Feb 20, 2024 16:00
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World Cup pro cycling

Dad who tracked down daughter’s stolen bike threatened with metre-long samurai sword

The father said his disabled daughter had been "heartbroken" by the theft and replied to an advert when it appeared on Facebook soon after

Mon, Feb 12, 2024 17:48
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Stolen bikes

Organised crime gang sentenced for prolific thefts of more than £100,000 worth of bikes

City of London Police says the number of reported bike thefts in the area dropped from 68 in the month of August 2020 to just seven in January 2021 following the arrests

Sun, Feb 11, 2024 14:06
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Cambridge Railway Station CyclePoint 15 (copyright Simon MacMichael).JPG

Prolific thief jailed for seven months for stealing bike from railway station

John Bruce Miller, who has several previous convictions for bike theft, was captured on CCTV nicking a bike from Cambridge Station Cycle Park

Wed, Jan 24, 2024 11:59
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Bike theft hotspot sign (Bikmo)

Warning that bike theft has been “decriminalised” as stats show 89% of reported cases unsolved

Liberal Democrat analysis of Home Office figures found that more than 365,000 reported bike thefts have gone unsolved since 2019

Tue, Jan 02, 2024 11:22
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Bike stolen during violent attack by moped rider in Regent’s Park

“Copycat” moped mugger kicks cyclist into fence, threatens to stab him, and steals bike in yet another violent bikejacking

The incident, which took place in Regent’s Park, left the cyclist with cuts and bruises, and has been described as a “copycat” attack after a spate of violent robberies targeting cyclists

Sun, Dec 10, 2023 15:28
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