exactly, it's simply a case of upping the interest of the police, bicycle thiefs are pretty low priority, rival vigilante forces replacing them come quite high up the list.
You don't actually have to kick off, you just need to persuade the police that you might, and hey presto they should turn up.
it could work.
cyclist scum: hello mr pig, my bike was stolen and I've found the man who stole it.
PC Scratchings: oh sorry, we can't be bothered to care about that.
cyclist scum: well in that case, I might take the law into my own hands and do him in, proper like.
PC Scratchings: AH! but if you do that we'll do YOU for doing it.
cyclist scum: but how? you said you weren't coming..
there we have it, the pigs will turn up if you convince them it MIGHT kick off
it could work.
cyclist scum: hello mr pig, my bike was stolen and I've found the man who stole it.
PC Scratchings: oh sorry, we can't be bothered to care about that.
cyclist scum: well in that case, I might take the law into my own hands and do him in, proper like.
PC Scratchings: AH! but if you do that we'll do YOU for doing it.
cyclist scum: but how? you said you weren't coming..
there we have it, the pigs will turn up if you convince them it MIGHT kick off