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Sorry to hear that.
Presuming the bike was locked properly, there are a few approaches to stealing a bike...
- Angle grinder a heavy duty d-lock style
- Bolt-Cutters on a cable, or braid, or chain style lock
- Force/pick a budget/older lock open
- Damage the thing the bike is lock to, and get the lock off later
If stealing bikes is how you make your living, you know which ones are vulnerable.
Good for them, not for us.Bike theft in East London is particularly common.
Tampering with the lock in some way is common.
Leaving the damaged lock behind is the default... you want the bike, not the lock.If it was a registered Kryptonite brand lock, you can potentially make a claim.
If you can give some more info about the lock, how it was locked, where it was locked, we can all potentially give tips on how to avoid it happening again.
Again, sorry to hear that.
Make sure you do report it as a crime and if its the case that it turns up, you might get it back.
It might seem futile but you will also be increasing the stats and might contribute to improving the police responses and such. - Angle grinder a heavy duty d-lock style
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Hi what was her bike ??
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My daughter just had her bike stolen in Dalston. Looks like the lock was tampered with as that was left behind.
Is this common?