http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bike thieves caught en Mon, 18 May 2026 05:18:11 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3472#post-36249 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:44:28 +0000 cb 36249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/39Hardcore-offenders39-were-on-yer.6807763.jp">http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/39Hardcore-offenders39-were-on-yer.6807763.jp</a></p> <p>"A POLICE crackdown on serial bike thieves has seen eight alleged "hardcore offenders" caught by officers and charged with stealing £70,000 worth of cycles in the Capital."</p> <p>""They were stealing bikes, often from common stairs, then selling them through a network of friends or on websites like eBay and Gumtree.""</p> <p>"Officers have so far recovered £13,700 of stolen bikes"</p> <p>...might be worth contacting the police if you have had a bike stolen recently. </p>