Stolen bikes

Busting the odd BL seller...? they are there every week.,..same people...same dodgy shit...I'm not even talking direct action...we go down...we buy the bianchi at 50...we then give it back to the rightful owner...who would probs be very happy to give £50 to get it back...

the police are doing very little that actually looks constructive...
I'm not talking 'one bobby' I'm talking the 'cycle task force'...thats 12...can anyone else name a bigger bike theft hotspot in the whole of the City?...nope...didn't think so...

Pia, it is unfortunately one of those cases of 'if it was so easy, it would have been done before'. Firstly, what was observed in the past when the police did quite a lot of work on Brick Lane Market was displacement and other markets and other cities got more trade in stolen bikes. (That work was unfortunately not continued for long as the individual officers and some members of the community who helped moved away.) Secondly, it is actually quite hard to go after these people and bring charges that will stick. I've had this explained to me at some length. I can't say I remember it all, but I know that a number of successful cases have already been brought and more will come.

I don't want to excuse inaction in any way, but I know it's a very knotty problem. If you have info, make sure you share it with the CTF. They're not only going after individual cases, but are also building up an intelligence background.