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Had seen this posted on FB earlier today.
Very worrying that thieves are now resorting to effectively securing you in to your home so you can't get out.
Bloody brazen!
Not sure whether to be worried about the theft or about the victims English language skills.....
Let him off and put it down to being a little shaken.
Always a window to climb out of. Also who the hell leaves bikes in cars/vans overnight ?
Those half assed screws locked him in his house?
Always a window to climb out of.
Climbing out of a standard UPVC window is really difficult, even on a ground floor.
When my garage was done in 2007 they tied our front door shut. Fortunately, they were terrible at knots so I was able to pull the door open anyway.
Also who the hell leaves bikes in cars/vans overnight ?
Bikes loaded up for an early departure next day?
Got back very late from a long day of riding, decided to unload in the morning?
I've done it once or twice - load everything up previous evening so that I'm not opening and closing the boot at 5am and waking the neighbours.
Climbing out of a standard UPVC window is really difficult, even on a ground floor.
Thats assuming you only have a bit that opens at the top. We have big side opening ones in the living room you could easily climb out of. In fact I have!
I can only assume the person in the OP's clip didnt have a back door either??
Elections coming up, after the ram raid the other day it looks like the people of Bristol need to be electing officials who prioritise crime fighting and jailing the crims
That is holding a door shut, looks like one pull and off - Next level bike theft this is not.
Where are they going to jail them?
No way I'd leave my bike in a van/car overnight covered or otherwise, he said he was unwell so will give him the benefit, but well enough to climb out of the window aferwards?
That is holding a door shut, looks like one pull and off – Next level bike theft this is not.
I believe the victim is a female.
The house i had in Derby it was probably 150m from the back door to the front door.
Are you the Duke of Devonshire!
Even if you could get out, and NWS adrenaline and being hit by scaffold poles as per recent post, I'm not sure defending against that level of scrotiness is advisable. I'd be taking copious photos out of the upstairs window though.
Elections coming up, after the ram raid the other day it looks like the people of Bristol need to be electing officials who prioritise crime fighting and jailing the crims
They're way ahead of you; Mark Shelford, the Tory Police and Crime Commissioner for the area including Bristol, was voted out last month in favour of someone who might just do something.
Not nice at all for the victim of the incident shared, regardless.
That paintwork is also a crime though.
Are you the Duke of Devonshire!
Are you familiar with the concept of the terraced house?
We have big side opening ones in the living room you could easily climb out of.
We only have small side opening ones 🙂
4 seconds🙄
No shit Sherlock(s).
...and Chatsworth isn't Derby either 😂
When my garage was done in 2007 they tied our front door shut.
Scary stuff.
Elections coming up, after the ram raid the other day it looks like the people of Bristol need to be electing officials who prioritise crime fighting and jailing the crims
Let's hope voters have learnt the lesson of the last 15 years... prisons are full to bursting and the instructions going down the system is to avoid prosecutions and jail sentencing so as not to add to the problem. Expect more people to get off, more people to avoid jail, more people to be let out early, whoever wins... because there simply isn't the prison space, and won't be for years whatever the next government does in the next parliamentary term.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx777w9vgv9o
Looking at the person's FB profile, it appears they got cleared out of some very high end bikes a couple of years ago. Likely a known target now.
Likely a known target now.
Apparently happens in rural crime too - wait until the farmer is likely to have got insurance replacements, go in again. Obvious one with bikes too. 🙁
Saw a news article about rural crime and how it's at epidemic levels with organised crime gangs cos there's almost zero policing resource given to it.
Apparently happens in rural crime too – wait until the farmer is likely to have got insurance replacements, go in again. Obvious one with bikes too. 🙁
My colleague has been done over 4 times now (nice part of the outskirts of Bradford, set back from the road) - the police think for exactly this reason.
There's a lot of sanctimonious know-it-alls on this thread ☹️
I understand Mr Cavendish lives in Lismore Co. Wexford. (No not that Cavendish, this one just owns a chunk of Yorkshire and the Peak)
Mr Percy ("Duke of Northumberland") lives in the Lammermuirs.
I suspect the screws were in further, and the door was repositioned for the photo, the split frame is a clue.
the victims English language skills…..
ffs m8 no need
Terrifying experience for the family with a young kid. Very unsettling for all involved I'm sure.
Several Richards in the comments above.
No surprises.
How about we stop giving the lady who had her bikes stolen a load of shit for her grammar and the fact that she didn’t run out the back door (while unwell), leaving her 7 year old daughter in the house, so she could get assaulted and possibly injured or killed.
FFS stop being callous b*stards. I’d like to see half the people on here be heroes. The last person on here to chase after thieves was hospitalised and admitted it was a heat of the moment mistake.
Also who the hell leaves bikes in cars/vans overnight ?
I wouldn't think twice about that where I live.
I wouldn’t think twice about that where I live.
Same.
I left the side door, that opens directly into the bike room unlocked for about 4 weeks last summer... Completely accidental.
Nothing happened.
Also left my MTB on the deck for a couple of days the year before.
A bird pooped on it.
Pretty much everywhere i've lived before now i've had randoms rattling doors in the middle of the night and trying to open cars... So i used to be moderately paranoid!
I leave mine in the van sometimes.
Once locked keys in the back. AA said it would be easier and cheaper to drive the 30miles home in a borrowed vehicle and break into the house that try to get into the van. Locksmith took 5 mins most of which seemed to be making it look more difficult than it was to make me feel better.
It's made it onto the BBC News website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cley9djwg3vo
Not sure whether to be worried about the theft or about the victims English language skills…..
Let him off and put it down to being a little shaken.
As someone who is willing to make such a snide comment, your grammar isn't particularly good.
And another housebreaking bike theft this morning in Bristol - taken from the Nextdoor webforum - "At 2.30 this morning some men threw a breeze block through the bi fold doors in the kitchen at the back of the house . They came into the house and stole a grey and white electric mountain bike." Knowing the road where the theft happened I would suggest that the owner was probably followed home from the trails.
Next level bike theft – very worrying…..
Why is that an escalation? Putting a lock on the door clearly shows they have no intention of harming the owners, they just want the bikes.
I know someone who had their cars stolen, broke the front door down and threatened to beat them up, so I would say this is a de-escalation
Bad though that bikes cost more than cars
What I dont get is that either they leave the bikes in the van regularly so thieves knew they would be there. Not sure how you are so ill you cant get a bike out of a vehicle, but the next day you are well enough to get out of the house and post on social media.
Where was the ‘busy street’ in Bristol anyone know. Would be nice to know if I need to be extra careful or is it just a Bristol wide thing…
Would be nice to know if I need to be extra careful or is it just a Bristol wide thing…
Bristol wide isn’t it? I don’t even live in the same country and know all about Bristol’s reputation. 15+ years ago I knew a lad (in Bristol) that was done over several times. They knew it was the classic “wait for the insurance payout and go again” model, then even found a spy hole drilled through the garage door. He ended up having to keep his bikes in the loft. None of this sounds new
No, it's not new. It's a cycling hotspot, and in particular for mountain biking. Lots of high-end bikes across a city which is only slightly smaller in size than Liverpool, for example. It has crime, as do all places.
Unfortunately, when some people see nice bikes on their doorstep all the time, they take them. It could also be flash cars, or it could be mobile phones being stolen, in other places. The question is, where's the demand for stolen bikes; who's buying them? They're not all leaving the country.
And another housebreaking bike theft this morning in Bristol – taken from the Nextdoor webforum – “At 2.30 this morning some men threw a breeze block through the bi fold doors in the kitchen at the back of the house . They came into the house and stole a grey and white electric mountain bike.” Knowing the road where the theft happened I would suggest that the owner was probably followed home from the trails.
Literally just around the corner from me.
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/garage-ram-raid/