Author Topic: police recovered bikes (Read 1720 times)

kdw712 · « **on:** May 10, 2012, 02:52 PM »

Just saw this on STW
and no18 looks like an OS BMX

any one had one nicked Gloucester way

http://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/Latest%20News/Press%20Releases/2012/May/item32103.html

MartyC · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2012, 03:03 PM »

Linky no worky

kdw712 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2012, 03:29 PM »

Crashed the site

Try this one http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Gallery-bicycles-stolen-Gloucestershire/story-16044390-detail/story.html

kdw712 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2012, 03:33 PM »

much better pics on 2nd link too

No 18

MartyC · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2012, 03:43 PM »

Nice, a GT Performer in yellow; would be cool if it's someone on here that had it stolen so that they can get it back

Jt · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2012, 03:51 PM »

nice bike!

kungfunky · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2012, 04:18 PM »

12 looks alright too.

LucyLastic · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2012, 04:43 PM »

What do they do with them if they don't get claimed?

kdw712 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2012, 04:51 PM »

Some forces sell stuff on through bumble bee auction site
Had a bargain or two off there myself

Hopefully the owner will see this and get it back

griff · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2012, 04:57 PM »

how come the GT is posed like it's being put in for BOTM? (i.e. in a garden, propped up on invisible pint glass?)

I think the whole thing is a con & they're just trying to lure you in and get your details - don't fall for it or they'll be in your shed next

Peter J · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2012, 06:21 PM »

22 and 25 look like most of my builds

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2012, 06:55 PM »

Quote from: griff on May 10, 2012, 04:57 PM

how come the GT is posed like it's being put in for BOTM? (i.e. in a garden, propped up on invisible pint glass?)

I think the whole thing is a con & they're just trying to lure you in and get your details - don't fall for it or they'll be in your shed next

What griff said

lmmrst · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2012, 06:56 PM »

might just say thats mine as i live in gloucestershire

ozone · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2012, 07:29 PM »

Quote from: griff on May 10, 2012, 04:57 PM

how come the GT is posed like it's being put in for BOTM? (i.e. in a garden, propped up on invisible pint glass?)

I think the whole thing is a con & they're just trying to lure you in and get your details - don't fall for it or they'll be in your shed next

My guess is that some of the pics have been given to the police by the owners of the bikes when they got nicked, to help ID them if they were recovered. You can sort of tell which bikes the rozzers have as they have a background that looks like a grotty garage - the others have various different backgrounds. $:-\$

griff · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2012, 08:57 PM »

Quote from: Ozone on May 10, 2012, 07:29 PM

My guess is that some of the pics have been given to the police by the owners of the bikes when they got nicked, to help ID them if they were recovered.

but if that's the case.. then the owners would have had their bikes returned and there would be no need to put out an appeal to find the owners..?

kdw712 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2012, 09:48 PM »

Original page on police Web site
http://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/Latest%20News/Press%20Releases/2012/May/item32106.html

So Griff how does the scam work then ?

griff · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2012, 09:59 PM »

Quote from: kdw712 on May 10, 2012, 09:48 PM

So Griff how does the scam work then ?

I made that bit up
was strange seeing that pic though, maybe the guy taking the pic is a Radster

kdw712 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:10 PM »

I was thinking, how's that work, pukka police tel number etc

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:15 PM »

i make him right though kev, why would all the other pics be taken in a dingy garage but that one's all shiney in the well kept garden?

i don't get it?

Something's not right there is it?

WARDY · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:22 PM »

thought id seen the piccy before and i have , its on here in the museum , page 2 under GT , username nosnod

kdw712 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:26 PM »

There's a couple of pics which are def taken by the owners not

Glass half full I thought perhaps those were owners whose contract details had changed etc

If it was a 08.... Type number yeah def sus.

as Toyah once said "its a mystery"

kdw712 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:27 PM »

Quote from: Wardy on May 10, 2012, 10:22 PM

thought id seen the piccy before and i have , its on here in the museum , page 2 under GT , username nosnod

And any one know if he's had it nicked?

ozone · « **Reply #22 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:28 PM »

Quote from: griff on May 10, 2012, 08:57 PM

Quote from: Ozone on May 10, 2012, 07:29 PM

My guess is that some of the pics have been given to the police by the owners of the bikes when they got nicked, to help ID them if they were recovered.

but if that's the case.. then the owners would have had their bikes returned and there would be no need to put out an appeal to find the owners..?

I see what you mean.

A lot of bikes have been stolen from the area but not every one has been recovered. The recovered ones are the ones in the grotty garage and the unrecovered ones are the BOTM GT, the bike on the train, the bike at the bottom of someone's staircase etc.

That's my take it on it anyway.