Police seize bikes in Oxford home raid (From Oxford Mail)
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Police seize bikes in Oxford home raid
10:00am Wednesday 15th February 2012 in News
From left to right: PCs Chris Proto, Matthew Goodchild and Stuart Carey with three bicycles they suspect to be stolen and whose owners they are looking for
A RAID at a Rose Hill home recovered four bikes which police believe were stolen from around Oxford.
Acting on a tip-off, officers rushed into the property in Nowell Road just after 9am yesterday and found four mountain and road bikes which are thought to be worth about £2,000.
Police officers said that one of the bikes, which was security marked, was registered as stolen and will now be reunited with its owner. They are now trying to establish whether the others were also stolen.
PC Chris Proto said: “We executed a warrant and found the bikes. They are a range of mountain bikes and racing bikes.”
A 38-year-old man from Rose Hill was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and has now been bailed until March 14, pending further enquiries.
Comments(7)
Ptramp
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10:22am Wed 15 Feb 12
4000 Left!
eatmygoal
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10:37am Wed 15 Feb 12
Lady Penelopee
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10:45am Wed 15 Feb 12
Now they've made the arrests, they need to follow through with a hefty custodial sentence to deter others from bike theft.
Insuring a bike in Oxford is often more than a bike is worth, so I bet many bike thefts go unreported.
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Mona2
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10:59am Wed 15 Feb 12
simplicissimus
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10:06pm Wed 15 Feb 12
LORD PETE MCVAY. OX2 6EG
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11:02pm Fri 17 Feb 12
Lady Penelopee wrote:You are having a larf aren't you Pen? A £30,000 car gets nicked and plod do nothing but can send the squad out for a few bikes. By the way car insurance costs far more than the value of the car if it is less than a grand, so don't moan about paying £50 for bike insurance.
Actually, bike theft in Oxford may not be a "serious" crime, but is a huge problem, with many bikes stolen to order.
Now they've made the arrests, they need to follow through with a hefty custodial sentence to deter others from bike theft.
Insuring a bike in Oxford is often more than a bike is worth, so I bet many bike thefts go unreported.
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Your_Kidding says...
10:20am Wed 15 Feb 12
For crying out loud, the Sweeney for four mountain bikes !!!
I phoned the Police recently when some youths were in the process of smashing their way into a car, their response, they sent a PCSO the next day to investigate.
Thames valley Police you are a disgrace and should be ashamed to call yourselves law enforcement officers.