Spike in bike thefts in Sale

2:00pm Wednesday 12th September 2012 in News By Kate Banks, Reporter

THERE were three separate bike thefts reported in Sale this week, illustrating the recent spike in the crime.


A young boy was pushed off his bike on Carrington Lane at around 3.50pm on Sunday, September 9.


The offender then rode off on the bicycle but a witness later managed to return it to the boy.
 

A 15-year-old boy was arrested at his home address in the early hours of September 11 and faced a court hearing later that morning.
 

In a separate incident on September 6, two bikes were stolen from outside Sale Leisure Centre between 3.30pm and 4.30pm and two males were seen riding off on them.
 

One bike is described as a Rock Rider mountain bike with grey frame and mudguards and the other a red and white trek mountain bike with black saddle bag and bike computer on the front.
 

Later that day between 7.30pm and 8.30pm another bike that had been chained to the railing outside Sale Leisure Centre was stolen.
 

The bike is described as a brown Claude Butler Hybrid.
 

Call Sale Neighbourhood Police Team on 0161 856 7875 or tweet @GMPSale with any information.

Comments(1)

dipperdapper says...
3:01pm Wed 12 Sep 12

sale is bike theft capital of trafford that there is no doubt even mine was pinched, the problem is cycle crime is low level and is not important to the police so its left to people like me to catch them in the act, but once they have done there stuff always at frightening speed and no one is watching your bike its lost forever unless its used by someone who gets caught by police in another crime down the line so long as you have logged the frame number and identity on www.immobilise.com ,infact id advise everyone to do this, the other thing is to use a shackle lock (not a wire or chain) a good one from a reputable bike shop, if your bike is worth alot then what are you doing locking it up in the first place? it should be for rides only bring it back and take it inside, if your going to sports center or wherever use your crap bike or buy one for 50 quid remember this "cycle crime is just a matter of time shops and sports centers in sale are lost in time" and your bike will be with you a few years more =)

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