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Bike theft

River Lea towpath, A406 underpass

“They drove a scooter on me”: Cyclist violently assaulted by four men who mugged his electric mountain bike on popular cycling route

The 73-year old cyclist had to play dead to get rid of muggers in yet another incident of bikejacking on River Lea towpath

Fri, Mar 31, 2023 12:31
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Leeds bike theft suspects edited

Cyclist slams police who failed to act despite pictures showing bikes being stolen in broad daylight

West Yorkshire Police admits handling of bike theft call “fell short” of standards after the investigation was initially closed despite a member of public taking a photo of the suspects stealing bikes in Leeds

Thu, Mar 09, 2023 16:40
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Angle grinder theft via Ashleigh Carrol on Twitter

Angle-grinder cargo bike thieves caught on camera

Criminals cut through bike hangar to steal Urban Arrow bike, with footage passed to police

Fri, Feb 24, 2023 13:14
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Bike theft hotspot sign (Bikmo)

Almost 90% of bike thefts reported to police closed without suspect identified

Data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats shows that a thief is charged in just 1.7 per cent of incidents

Tue, Jan 03, 2023 12:17
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statue-justice-old-bailey-licensed-cc-2.0-flickr-ronnie-macdonald

Two guilty, one cleared of manslaughter after teenager killed while trying to stop bike theft

Steven Thompson died from head injuries sustained in attack outside nightclub in South Shields

Wed, Dec 21, 2022 16:42
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TikTok account gloats about stealing bikes using bolt cutters in Runcorn, Cheshire

“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

Sat, Dec 03, 2022 16:36
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Oren Lotan bike

Round-the-world cyclist has bike stolen in Cambridge

Oren Lotan from Israel is far from the first globetrotting rider to have his bicycle stolen in the UK ...

Sun, Nov 13, 2022 22:27
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Bike thief

Police spring into action to find stolen bike and arrest thief within an hour of it being taken

A heart-warming tale in a week in which survey found UK public believe police give lowest priority to bike theft – although this one happened in Italy and the bike cost €7,500

Thu, Oct 06, 2022 11:23
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Bike theft hotspot sign (Bikmo)

Three quarters of Brits don’t expect police to bother investigating bike thefts

According to a recently published YouGov survey, 84 percent also believe it’s unlikely that bike thieves will be caught and convicted

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 16:06
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Graffiti warning cyclists on C10

Cyclists report multiple muggings and thefts on London cycle route

A warning has been painted on the entrance to a section of Cycleway 10 in south east London, following concerns over the path’s safety

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 08:58
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