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Cycle theft

Yerka Project bike 3×2 (source Yerka Project)

Developers of “unstealable” bike seek backing (+ videos)

Downtube and seatpost combine to make lock - break it and bike becomes useless

Mon, Nov 17, 2014 17:53
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Wheel from stolen bike © Simon MacMichael.JPG

Oxford’s OX1 postcode tops list for reported bike thefts

Top ten postcodes most popular among thieves include two each in Oxford and Cambridge and three in London

Mon, Oct 27, 2014 15:22
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One in six Danes admit they’ve stolen a bicycle, says survey

Problem costs insurers more than £20m a year - but it seems often it's people 'borrowing' a bike to get home

Tue, Oct 21, 2014 19:22
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Amy Slack stolen bike

Bristol woman rides length of Britain – then her bike gets nicked

Amy Slack bought Specialized bike from Mud Dock in Bristol

Fri, Sep 12, 2014 20:58
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Hull (CC licensed by Allan Rostron)

Police in Hull say organised gangs are targeting high end bikes – and theft is on the up

Cycle theft in Hull up: As many bike stolen in eight months as in whole of last year

Sat, Sep 06, 2014 08:51
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Wheel from stolen bike © Simon MacMichael.JPG

Edinburgh cyclist meets man trying to sell his stolen bike – and shops him to police

Seller tells owner to take bike for spin - so he does, straight to nearby police officer

Fri, Jul 25, 2014 12:07
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Help for Heroes logo

12 bikes stolen from Help For Heroes riders at Gloucestershire campsite

Victims including injured former services personnel were due to take part in Cotswold triathlon

Mon, Jun 16, 2014 09:20
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Bike thief

Failed Bike Heists: Three poorly planned bicycle thefts

A round up of three thick bike thieves who have failed in their criminal endeavours in the last month

Wed, Oct 09, 2013 14:45
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Craigslist Vancouver

Woman ‘steals’ bike back after spotting it for sale on internet

Vancouver bartender arranges to meet seller for test spin... and rides off on her bike

Tue, Aug 27, 2013 15:04
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Bike thief

London bike thief jailed for 12 weeks after being caught red-handed in police operation

Second man fined for handling stolen goods – both were being watched by police targeting cycle thieves

Fri, Aug 16, 2013 20:55
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