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"Organised bike thieves are coming to Bristol from other cities dressed in suits and armed with industrial bolt croppers.
Police in Bristol are warning bike owners to beware after arresting and charging a 26-year-old man from London who was spotted by officers while taking a bike from outside the BRI.
The suspect was seen in a shirt and tie, putting on a helmet and trouser-ties, tampering with a lock on a Mountain bike, which he then calmly placed into his rucksack, before attempting to ride off.
Detective Chief Inspector Richard Kelvey is heading up a special task team focussed on catching criminals who are stealing bikes in the city.
DCI Kelvey wants to dispel the myth that bike thefts are only carried out by opportunist thieves and wants everyone to be more cycle security savvy.
DCI Kelvey said: "With Bristol being named the country's first Cycle City there is a big drive to double the number of people using bicycles.
"We don't want this to mean more opportunity for thieves or more victims of crime.
"There are plenty of opportunist thieves who will take a bike if it is not secured properly, or those who take bikes from homes during burglaries, but there are also more organised and sophisticated bike thieves now operating.
"The man who was arrested by our officers had travelled all the way from London with the intention of returning with a stolen bike.
"He was dressed like an office worker so to passers-by, who were not observing closely, it may have just looked like a commuter picking up his bike.
"Pedal cycle theft is a priority for Avon and Somerset Police in Bristol. We want people to take every possible measure when it comes to securing their bikes, including buying decent locks and knowing good locking methods.
"We also need the public to support us by being more vigilant.
"People should also register bikes on national property database, Immobilise.
"It is the only property database that will automatically throw up results when we do checks on property through our standard system."You would be surprised at how many stolen bikes we recover that end up having to be auctioned because there is no way of identifying an owner.
"Putting distinguishing marks or labels on bikes and taking a picture for your own records can also help us to identify recovered bikes and reunite them with owners.
"Bikes are becoming higher value items because there are a number of Government initiatives to help people in workplaces purchase bikes.
"As officers we use bikes on a day-to-day basis at work and a number of us are keen leisure cyclists as well."We are committed to tackling the issue of bike theft in Bristol to make it a safer more secure place to be a cyclist."
The Cabot and Clifton Neighbourhood Police Team will be based outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary tomorrow (Wednesday 9th September) Giving people free bike security tips and advice as well as doing free electronic tagging for cyclists.
Register your bike and other property on www.Immobilise.com
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send em back from whence they came:
http://trackdropouts.com/forums/topic/organised-bike-thieves-police-warning-8th-sept-2009