Police enquiries are ongoing to locate a suspect
Aerial view of Everton (Image: Google)
An electronic tracker led officers to discover four stolen e-bikes in a back garden in Everton on Wednesday (August 6). Merseyside Police were called at around 7.30pm to reports a black Carrera bike was stolen after being left outside a supermarket on Everton Brow.
The victim tracked the bike using an electronic tag and directed officers to its location. Matrix officers were assisted by officers from Operation Gears, Merseyside Police’s response to the theft and use of e-bikes in criminality, as well as the dog section.
Officers found the bike in a back garden on Haigh Street, where three more electric bikes – also suspected to have been stolen – were also recovered. Enquiries are ongoing to locate a suspect and the bikes are being forensically examined.
Matrix Inspector Mark Worrall said: “Tackling the theft of electric bikes and their use in criminality is a high priority for us, and we will deploy all the tools and resources available to us to disrupt those who steal them and use them to commit crime.
“Yet again, the presence of a tracker in an electric bike has helped us locate a stolen bike very soon after it was taken, and enquiries are ongoing to identify those who took it and bring them to justice.
“Operation Gears is Merseyside Police’s response to the use of electric and electrically assisted bikes by criminals, who often steal them to travel around Merseyside transporting drugs and weapons.
“As in this case, any information we receive on the criminal use of such bikes will be acted upon.
“This owner had a tracker fitted to his bike, and we would urge others to follow suit to ensure we can reunite you with your vehicle, and increase the opportunities for us to identify the person who took it.”
Anyone who sees any illegal use of e-bikes, e-scooters, or electric motorcycles is asked to report it to Merseyside Police. You can contact police via X @MerPolCC or on Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’.
You can also report information via the police website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or call 101, with reference 25000618357.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously. In an emergency always call 999.
More information can be found here:Merseyside Police launches Operation Gears to tackle criminality involving illegal two-wheeled vehicles | Merseyside PoliceAdvice on e-scooter usage | Merseyside PoliceProtect your bike from theft | Merseyside Police
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