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Ten bikes reported stolen in 24 hours in Victoria

VicPD asking residents to check their bikes after spike in thefts
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Ten bikes and one bicycle trailer were reported stolen in a 24-hour period. (Kendra Crighton/News Staff)

The Victoria Police Department is warning the public after 10 bikes — and one bicycle trailer — were reported stolen within a 24-hour period.

The bikes were reported stolen from neighbourhoods across Victoria, but there is nothing to indicate the thefts were linked.

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Officers are reminding bicycle owners to lock their bikes with heavy duty locks and when possible take them inside. VicPD is asking anyone who keeps their bike in a garage, shed or storage locker, to check on it and ensure it is secured.

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Cyclists can register their bike through VicPD’s free bike registry. For more information visit vicpd.ca/bike or visit the Stolen Bicycle Avengers Facebook group, where officers post photographs and descriptions of unregistered recovered bikes.



kendra.crighton@blackpress.ca

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