Appeal for witnesses after bike stolen - Southport
THE British Transport Police (BTP)
are investigating the an incident that took place sometime between 1pm and
2pm on Thursday, 14 January 2016, after a bike had been taken from cycle
racks, at Southport's Merseyrail Station. Police now seek witnesses to the
theft. Investigating Officer Sergeant Stephen Lawman said:-
"We're looking to trace anyone who may have witnessed a bike being stolen
from cycle racks at Southport Station sometime between 1pm and 2pm, on
Thursday, 14 January 2016. The bike is very distinctive, a yellow/gold
coloured Mongoose Otero Elite Mountain, which is valued at £600. Bolt
croppers had been used to break the lock securing the bike to the cycle
racks. We are appealing to anyone who might have been at the Station around
the same time and may have seen someone acting suspiciously or even saw them
in the act of stealing the bike."
If you have any information about the incident, please give us a call on:-
0800 40 50 40 or text:- '61016' quoting reference:- 'PSUB/B7
of 20/01/2016.' Alternatively, information can be passed to the
independent charity Crimestoppers on:- 0800 555 111. |