Vehicles (323)

Cycling enthusiasts are being urged to help police track down expensive performance bikes stolen from a house near Lichfield.

Officers think bike shop owners or keen riders might be approached and asked to buy the custom built machines worth around £10,000.

Five cycles were stolen by thieves who broke into the garage of a house at Colton, near Lichfield.

The theft was discovered on Thursday morning (20 November 2008), when the owner checked his premises.

Putney Close, Brandon between 2pm 23/11/08 and 8.50am 24/11/08 A silver Citroen Saxo, registration EY51EJU has been stolen from the rear of business premises.

Calls in relation to this incident should be made to PC Lloyd Shelley at Brandon Police on 01284 774100 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Police in Wakefield are appealing for information after a specially made horse box was stolen from an address in Ackworth, Pontefract.

Between 11.30am and 4.30pm on Tuesday 25 November a horsebox was stolen after being left secure at a property.

The horsebox was custom made and is described as royal blue in colour with a green band around the sides with gold edging. It can hold up to 3 horses and can sleep 4 people.

It is a distinctive box and it is thought a vehicle will have been used to remove it from the address.

The victims of a burglary have today offered a £1000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the offenders.  Two cars were stolen following the burglary in North Greetwell.  It is thought that the cars may have been taken from around 0330 hrs on the 28th November. 

The first car, a yellow Subaru was later found in collision with a lamp post on Queen Mary Road in Lincoln at 0450 hrs.  A man was seen running from the car towards Talawney Crescent. 

Cavendish Street, Ipswich between 4pm Tuesday 25.11.08 and 12pm Wednesday 26.11.08 a lime green Vespa PGO 125CC scooter index P177UUA parked in the street was stolen.

Calls in relation to this incident should be made to PC Neil Jones at the South East Ipswich Safer Neighbourhood Team on 01473 613500 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Police are appealing for public help in helping trace a stolen motorbike.

The black BSA bike was stolen from a lay-by at approx midday on Wednesday November 26 on the B9140 between Ramshorn and Coalsnaughton.

The vehicle was parked in the lay-by having developed a flat tyre and the 52-year-old owner had returned to his home address nearby to arrange for its recovery.

When he returned to the lay-by the motorbike had been stolen.

Police in North Herefordshire are appealing for information following the burglary of a garage in the village of Wigmore in which two rare bikes were stolen.

The offence occurred between 4pm on Wednesday 26th and noon on Sunday 30th November 2008. During this period, thieves have forced entry to a locked garage beside a residence in Ford Street, Wigmore.

The bikes stolen were:

an Orbea Satellite mountain bike, colour khaki green and black (of which this is the only one to have been sold in the UK)

Police are appealing for witnesses to the theft of a green Suzuki Vitara 4x4, stolen from a parking bay outside an address in Lacey Gardens, Louth between 6.00pm on Tuesday 25 November 2008 and 9.00am the following morning.

The vehicle, registration R465 NHJ, was secured when it was stolen. Police are anxious to trace sightings of the stolen vehicle, or anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity or individuals in the area overnight.

Car keys were stolen from a house in Welton and a silver Vauxhall Zafira registration KLO4 NPY was taken between 0200 and 0400 hrs (Thurs, 27.11.2008). 

Information in relation to this incident or sightings of the vehicle should be reported to the police on 01522 882222.

Between 10.45pm on 21 November 2008 and 6.10am 22 November 2008 a blue Landrover 90, PN52 BWG containing a Huskervarner chainsaw and Black and Decker angle grinder, plus other assorted tools, was stolen from outside a dwelling on Woodside Road, Endmoor.

Anyone with any informaton about this theft should contact Milnthorpe Police station on 0845 33 00 247

Two distinctive children's bikes stolen from a garage in South Worcestershire could be sold to unsuspecting parents as Christmas presents.

The quad bike and min-moto were taken from and address in Winchcombe Road, Sedgeberrow, between 18:00 on Tuesday, November 11 and 9:00 on Wednesday, November 12.

Officers from Wombourne Neighbourhood Policing Unit (NPU) are appealing to the public for their help after a vehicle was stolen from the area.

Between 6pm yesterday (Wednesday 19) and 8am this morning, a white M-registration Ford Iveco flatbed lorry with an orange crane fitted to the rear was stolen from Heathmill Road in Wombourne.

Also stolen was a set of electronic gates which were loaded onto the rear of the lorry which have been valued at £8,000.

Strathclyde Police is appealing for witnesses after a 32-year-old man was the subject of a robbery in Gorbals, Glasgow on Saturday 15 November 2008.

Around 2110 hours on Saturday, the 32-year-old man was cycling from Norfolk Court across the site of Stirlingfaulds flats, Gorbals, when he was verbally abused by approximately 12 youths who thereafter threw a hammer at the man, stole his bicycle and assaulted him about the head and body.

The 13-year-old victim rode his bike to Martin's Newsagents, Whaddon Way, around 6.50am to start his newspaper delivery round.

He went into the shop to collect the newspapers and when he came out of the shop his bike had been taken.

The bicycle is a DK, BMX style with a pale blue frame, black handle bars, white saddle, white brake cable, a chrome back wheel and the front wheel is black.

PC Sarah North-Keeling, investigating the theft, said:

Police are appealing for information after a house was burgled in Sandford Lane, Kennington, between 2pm and 4pm yesterday (11/11).

A silver Mazda MX5 convertible, registration OU07 XDC, was stolen in the burglary as well as some electrical equipment and some jewellery.

Det Con Chris Leech, investigating the burglary, said:

"I would like to encourage anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area at the time of the burglary to contact me.