Attempted Bike Jacking / Robbery / Theft Hackney

That's exactly where I got rolled in May last year. Police were fucking useless too - the controller at the phone centre refused to send someone out until I told her what road I was on, which was helpful as I was not actually on a road. Then she sent the cops to a road about 500 metres away.

The stretch of path there is ideal for ambushing people as it's the only area for a long way in either direction where you can hide in the bushes directly by the path. Elsewhere there is fencing. Then there is the easy escape route into the estate via the little footbridge. There appeared to be a spotter on the bridge when I was jumped.

That sucks.

Speaking to a police officer on the marshes today, who was patrolling on one of those 4x4 buggy type things, there's been an increase in incidents in the area recently, and they've upped the number of patrols. So I suppose they're making a bit of an effort.