Thieves target mountain bikes worth more than £20,000 in raids across Darlington (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
Send us your pictures, video, news and views by texting DST to 80360 or email us
Thieves target mountain bikes worth more than £20,000 in raids across Darlington
2:46pm Wednesday 5th September 2012 in News
By Hannah Bryan, Reporter (Darlington)
POLICE are appealing for information after mountain bikes worth about £20,000 were stolen from homes in Darlington.
The high-specification bikes were stolen during three burglaries across the town over the last few days.
Two men’s bikes worth £4,400 in total were taken from a shed in the garden of a house in Orchard Road, Darlington, between midnight on Friday, August 31 and 7.30am the following day. A padlock and hasp on the shed door had been forced to gain entry.
The bikes are an Orange 5 Pro men’s bike with a 20ins frame, which is black cherry in colour, and a white and lime green Cube mountain bike with a 15ins frame.
Overnight on Sunday, September 2, two bikes worth £7,000 in total, as well as bike parts and a Makita hammer drill, worth a further £1,700, were stolen from a garage at a house in Brinkburn Avenue.
Police believe the bikes, which were anchored to the garage floor and secured with a motorcycle chain, were taken between 8pm on Sunday and 6.30pm on Monday.
The bikes are a glow in the dark, fluorescent green, Commencal Supreme, and a Lapierre Zesty 314 machine, with a silver and black frame.
On Tuesday night, three mountain bikes worth £8,400 in total, were stolen from a garage in Elmfield Road, Hurworth - one is a Cannondale and two bear the Scott brand.
Detective Constable Nev Price, of Darlington CID, said most of the bikes taken are high-specification machines modified to suit the requirements of their owners and would stand out against other more basic models.
Anyone with information on these burglaries, or who knows where the bikes are, is asked to contact Darlington police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111.
Comments(4)
Liamsm
says...
8:26pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Spy Boy wrote:Bike parts and a Makita hammer drill, worth a further £1,700....read the article pal the drill was not worth £1700 u fool. How do u know it was a light chain?? This type of kit must be indoors otherwise u will run the risk of loosing them!
". . . . and a Makita hammer drill, worth a further £1,700, were stolen . . . "
Wow. That's a very expensive Mikita Drill. B&Q have them for £99. Maybe this is on of the Makita 'Faberge' Range encrusted with precious metals and gem stones ?
It just goes to show that thieves are keeping a lookout every day. My last bike cost me £20. Hardly worth stealing. If I had a bike worth £4000+ then I'd make sure it was safe and had more than a simple padlock and hasp, or a piece of light chain holding it to the floor. If a burglar is serious in getting hold of these bikes, he will have all the tools needed to bypass these simple safeguards. It's easy money for them. We victims of crime need to get a lot smarter than the thieves.
Maybe our over-stretched Police force could set up open nights at local schools etc to discuss better ways of protecting our property. ( This is not a sarcastic comment. Our Police force is under great pressure at the moment due directly to this inept government and the inability of the law to pass meaningful penalties.
amy1982
says...
4:44am Thu 6 Sep 12
rgblackb
says...
1:08pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Spy Boy says...
7:26pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Wow. That's a very expensive Mikita Drill. B&Q have them for £99. Maybe this is on of the Makita 'Faberge' Range encrusted with precious metals and gem stones ?
It just goes to show that thieves are keeping a lookout every day. My last bike cost me £20. Hardly worth stealing. If I had a bike worth £4000+ then I'd make sure it was safe and had more than a simple padlock and hasp, or a piece of light chain holding it to the floor. If a burglar is serious in getting hold of these bikes, he will have all the tools needed to bypass these simple safeguards. It's easy money for them. We victims of crime need to get a lot smarter than the thieves.
Maybe our over-stretched Police force could set up open nights at local schools etc to discuss better ways of protecting our property. ( This is not a sarcastic comment. Our Police force is under great pressure at the moment due directly to this inept government and the inability of the law to pass meaningful penalties.