So, you catch a 'thief'...

Anyhow . . . I think the problem is that the police have not kept up with technology (for want of a better word) in the respect that a stolen bike is still viewed like a stolen wheelbarrow or shovel - not the crime of the century - they don't seem to be aware that in recent years it is becoming common for some bikes to be worth a fair bit of money.

The police might not be too aware of this but the thieves are.

And so the theft has got out of hand because of lack of deterant, it would probably take way too many resources to bring back in line now.

But we shouldn't give up, we should be working to get them to take action, are they not public servants?

When i was in melbourne my friends bike got stolen from outside his work whilst he was doing a shift, it was later spotted locked upto a post in town, so the guy phoned the guy who it belonged to, to check if it was his, got cutters, cut the lock and left a note through the lock saying "come back to my work and i'll punch your fucking face in, prick"

When i was in melbourne my friends bike got stolen from outside his work whilst he was doing a shift, it was later spotted locked upto a post in town, so the guy phoned the guy who it belonged to, to check if it was his, got cutters, cut the lock and left a note through the lock saying "come back to my work and i'll punch your fucking face in, prick"

Stealing your own bike back is often the best choice.

thats if you find it somewhere to get the chance to steal back!

people are too busy plunging the knife into fellow humans up here to steal your bike in daylight.
ive only heard of night thefts up here.

and if your bike does get stolen, you will find it here....

theres a movie with steven seagal in it (hang on dont stop reading yet) where some scally yoots are trying to steal a truck. he rocks up and says something along the lines of "hey i know the best way to get that truck"

yoots say "oh yea?"

stevie rock hard says "yea i got the keys right here" then he beats the shit out of them and breaks a bunch of wrists and elbows.

i'd love to happen upon someone trying to nick my bike and replaying that scene in real life. then you stand over them and say "now steal my bike fuck head" you could even add "yipee kai yay mother fucker" if you wanna mix up your action movie star quotes.

what about "i'll be back"?

i don't trust the irish. they ruined america.

i'm as grubby as fuck, but i'm cornish.

Can I just point out that this is the most true thing said on this thread?

:p

i don't trust the irish. they ruined america.

Oooooooooooh, controversial!

Sorry man I totally misunderstood! Irish is and always has been a point of reference for "grubby as fuck" sorry. I'm totally "chilled" about this. Why would I not be, after all its you that displayed overt racism on two occasions. Now, I WOULD be pretty angry if it was me being racist and not even knowing it. Then, like you, I would resort to swearing. Well done for standing up to the likes of that thief too! No really! Peace

Chill out to fuck. I'm Irish and hes obviously talkin about the tinker types. You know the ones.

i don't trust the irish. they ruined america.

What about "the hands that built America"

Chill out to fuck. I'm Irish and hes obviously talkin about the tinker types. You know the ones.

THANKYOU! The voice of reason

I'm talking about the 'toothless simpletons' ;-)

Classic Partridge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QRlR0ctjNE

Thing is, I'm totally chilled. Why would anyone get heated about this!? Ders more to Ireland den dis! hahahahah Peace

Isn't the advice that the police give that:

If you see a crime in progress to call 999.
If the crime has already taken place, then you phone your local station.

I'd phone 999 anyway, cos they are duty bound to record it and act upon it.

I like the option of (at a safe distance) calling "Oi!!! That's my bike!!!" and then when the bloke looks up and says "No it bloody isn't!", you know he's genuine. Nice call that one...

Oh, and as for the grubby-as-fuck matey debate:

He might've dropped his keys somewhere. I keep mine in the top pocket of my rucksack and I've been twatty enough to forget to zip it up before riding across town and was mightily relieved when everything was still inside at the far end. And if I had dropped them like that after locking up, I'd be going home on the tube, looking for my spare keys. Then if I couldn't find them it'd be out with a few tools, shove them in the rucksack (after zipping up the keys pocket finally) and take the tube back to my bike. WITH my cycling helmet, because I'd be wanting to wear that when I got back on my bike to ride home again. All sounds pretty genuine to me.

I'm not convinced a cycling helmet makes a good prop for disguising your activities. Better to wear a yellow hi-vi vest in my view. And that's something that all grubby as fuck Irish tinker council working tarmac rollers would've had access to anyway - they'd've stolen it from their last job, most likely. And they came over here, took our jobs and shagged our women, blah blah. No, if you're going to have a cycling helmet with you as a disguise, it'd be better to wear it - then it's hiding your hair.

I say he's genuine. Although he probably does need to pay more attention to his personal grroming regime.

On the subject of "lookin like a wrong 'un", a photograph got taken at work of myself and several others the other day. I was shocked how much of a thug I look at a distance, when I'm not smiling. I have a skinhead, usually only shave every few days etc, so I'm pretty sure I'd look a bit shady if I was trying to free my own bike.

What if you have lost your keys... Should you inform the Five-Oh before you go back and free it up? That way, they'd know to ignore calls about the skinhead thug stealing a bike from the racks next to such and such pub in the west end...

Anyone ever been on the wrong end of false accusations when reclaiming their own bike?

Anyone ever been on the wrong end of false accusations when reclaiming their own bike?

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread13964.html

Isn't the advice that the police give that:

If you see a crime in progress to call 999.
If the crime has already taken place, then you phone your local station.

I'd phone 999 anyway, cos they are duty bound to record it and act upon it.

get real - in london? do you think they'll turn on the blue lights for a possible stolen bike? unless there is real and immediate danger of harm to a person, they will take days.

I'd phone 999 anyway, cos they are duty bound to record it and act upon it....

phoning 999 if it's not an emergency is

1. pointless as it would only be treated as a non emergency call anyway
   
2. abusing the system as a 'real' emergency may be waiting to get through
   
3. pointless again as all calls 999 or not are recorded
   

1. abusing the system as a 'real' emergency may be waiting to get through
   

They've got hundereds of people just sitting around filing their nails and drinking cups of tea waiting for callers. It's a well oiled machine is 999.

... but no-one ever comes round to call for tea. Sad.

@ rusty - ha :) i assume you work with them

... but no-one ever comes round to call for tea. Sad.

that's what happens when all your friends are on the interent :)