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Gorilla Firm Cycling, Oundle, Northamptonshire

Are bike shop burglaries becoming more professional? Owner says shop was hit four times by “Mission Impossible-style” raids – and claims police asked if break-in was “inside job”

Brazen reconnaissance, cutting through ceilings and walls, crawling across floors, and ineffectual policing – are bike thieves becoming more sophisticated and persistent?

Sun, Sep 15, 2024 15:11

“If you told me the SAS did this, I’d believe you”: Bike shop loses almost all stock in staggering break-in “like Hatton Garden heist”

C6 Bikes owner says targeted raid saw 10m-high roof scaled, internet wires cut, access gained by "super precise" cut to exterior wall, complex alarms disabled, and £200,000 of stock stolen, all without leaving a trace or any CCTV footage

Tue, Sep 10, 2024 17:26

Ram-raiding thieves arrested after completely destroying bike shop front and stealing two bikes

The thieves allegedly fled the scene in “high-powered” cars, with people offering sympathies for the Beverley Car & Cycles owner who was described as a “lovely man who absolutely didn’t deserve this”

Tue, Jul 30, 2024 17:44

Thief attempts to break into South Downs Bikes shop

Bike shop owner slams police’s “abject apathy” after three shops and private residence broken into in one night during bike theft spree

“It seems like it’s spreading from one shop to the next. It’s like an epidemic,” said the owner of a shop where the thieves were thwarted by a neighbour

Tue, Jun 18, 2024 19:08

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

Crowdfunder set up to save bike shop from closure after Christmas Day burglary

More than £5,000 has been raised by well-wishers after 10 bikes were stolen in Bikemaker break-in

Fri, Dec 29, 2023 12:10

Bike shop targeted in “lawless” raid attempt, major damage as car rammed into building twice

While no bikes were taken, at least "a dozen" have been "damaged beyond repair" and left under the rubble

Mon, Dec 18, 2023 09:47

Pinarello bikes worth €250,000 stolen as manufacturer hit by double burglary

Masked raiders targeted Pinarello's showroom in Treviso twice in the same day, stealing 19 high-value bikes

Mon, Nov 27, 2023 10:56

Shop owner woken as smash-and-grab raiders steal bikes worth £19,000

Gang made off with five bikes from Run & Ride store in Milton, near Cannock Chase, in early hours of Friday morning

Sat, Dec 24, 2022 10:04

Burglar behind £30,000 raid on bike shop caught after 115mph chase

Harry Curran was caught on A6 in Lancashire after speeding down the M6 following break-in in Cumbria

Fri, Nov 04, 2022 12:36