Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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

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Paul Simms (picture via Cambridge Constabulary, cropped)

Tributes to Wisbech Wheelers CC stalwart who died three weeks after collision

Paul Simms "“will be sorely missed by the whole local cycling and racing community" says Cambridgeshire club

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Cambridgeshire cyclist films driver threatening him – but police say they can’t do anything

Rider says he has encountered same motorist twice before and is now afraid to ride in the area

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Police in Cambridge to launch close pass initiative tomorrow

Operation Velo will also be rolled out to rest of county and to Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire in due course

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Cyclist mugged and pushed into stream on popular Cambridge cycle route

Victim lost laptop, phone and bike after being stopped by hooded youths on Snakey Path near Cherry Hinton

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Police in Cambridgeshire make u-turn on close pass operation

"It must be Christmas" says Cycling UK as force requests mat to educate drivers on safe passing distances

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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Man pushes Cambridge pavement cyclist, aged 12, into road

Police appeal for witnesses to incident that happened in Trumpington last week

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Man who coined ‘Dutch Reach’ term asks police to publicly distance themselves from misleading video

The cyclist-protecting car door opening technique has recently been ridiculed by several newspapers

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West Midlands Police close pass operation Mark Hodson and Steve Hudson

Six more police forces looking to run close pass operation - including in Leeds

West Yorkshire and Devon & Cornwall police will run close pass operations, while police in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, and Dorset, are considering trials

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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Cambridge cyclist rides into wire stretched across path

Garry Seddon has reported incident on Jublilee cycle path on Saturday to police

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