BIKES have been stolen from two sheds in Oxford following break ins.

The first burglary took place in Troy Close, Lye Valley, sometime between 6.30pm on Tuesday and 7am on Wednesday.

A communal bike shed was broken into and two bikes taken.

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Contact 101 quoting reference 43200037124.

Sometime between 10pm on Wednesday and 2am today another theft took place in St Leonard’s Road, Quarry and Risinghurst.

This time the thief broke the shed's lock to get inside and stole one bike. Reference 43200050243.