Staffordshire burglary is one of three major break-ins in county in recent weeks in which thieves have stolen multiple bikes
A Staffordshire-based elite mountain biker who had £45,000 worth of bicycles stolen in burglary at his parents’ house hired a private investigator to try an track them down – but has spoken of his frustration at police not following up leads supplied by the detective he engaged.
“We then shared a post on social media on Instagram. That post went viral and somebody said they had got my bikes and, cutting a long story short, extorted £300 out of me that night. I reported this to the police.” “It is also believed all four Niner bikes were stolen between 10.30pm on Saturday, June 24 and 4am on Sunday, June 25. Two of the stolen bikes were red and the other two bikes were black and green. Inquiries are ongoing.
“All I keep getting from the police is ‘were the bikes insured?’ I have run out of funds for the PI. I’m a normal guy, I haven’t got endless pockets. Other recent bike-related crimes in the area recently include the theft of six bikes in a break-in at the Pau bike shop in Trentham, with the value of the bikes and damage to the premises caused by the burglars estimated at £20,000.
“We'd only had them 12 weeks. The kids had been working on them, maintaining them. The after-school club was really well-attended and this is a time when many parents and students can't afford the luxury of a bike.”
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