Police appeal after series of Hucknall bike thefts

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Police are appealing for information after a number of incidents of bike thefts in Hucknall.

Between Friday, July 28 and 10am on Monday, August 7, two Carrera mountain bikes – one silver and one blue – a red and white GT mountain bike and a silver Claud Butler ladies hybrid bike, were stolen from a garage on Whyburn Lane.

At 3.48am on Sunday, August 6, four males, all dressed in black, broke into a garage in Knoll Avenue and were seen wheeling a motorbike away in the direction of Christchurch Road.

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The police responded to this incident and arrests were made.

Police are appealing for information on a number of bike thefts in Hucknall. Photo: Nottinghamshire PolicePolice are appealing for information on a number of bike thefts in Hucknall. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
Police are appealing for information on a number of bike thefts in Hucknall. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

Also on August 6, a black Merida pushbike with worn handlebars was stolen, along with the lock and chain used to secure it, at 3pm from Hucknall Leisure Centre on Linby Road.

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Police are also appealing for information on a number of incidents of criminal damage.

Between 10pm on Wednesday, August 2 and 1pm on Thursday, August 3, plastic covers to the rear lights were stolen off a black Peugeot 3007 convertible parked in a car park near flats on Chatsworth Drive.

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Also on Chatsworth Drive, the door to a lock-up was broken at some time over the past six weeks.

At 2.30am on Friday, August 4, a brick was thrown at a window of a property on Brookside, chipping the glass, by a male wearing a mask and gloves.

Anyone with any information should email [email protected]

Alternatively, contact the police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.