Another of my bikes was stolen today. This was the Claude Butler roadbike that replaced my last stolen bike. I'd left it in a public area chained with a large, thick chain. This was a thick chain and padlock.
While I was in the internet cafe, a man in a suit rushed in and told me he'd just seen my bike being stolen from outside his office. He managed to get a description of the thief and saw where he'd headed. He even shouted and took a description.
Incredibly the thief had managed to cut through the chain with large bolt-cutters. As he'd done this in a public place, he runs a large risk of being caught. Of course there are cameras.
I only wish I'd come out and collared the dude (so I could have kicked his ass in such a way as he'd think twice about stealing peoples' bikes) but, as it is, I've gone to the police and will be making a statement tonight. I didn't see the crime unfold as I was in the internet cafe.
Basically, this changes a lot of stuff. I've decided I can't afford to to keep paying out for new bikes so the boat will have to go, especially in light of the fact this could be stolen as well and would cost me thousands of pounds as opposed to hundreds of pounds. I decided crime is now becoming more radical.
I'll have to buy another bike and invest in huge security, scores of locks, alarms and whatever I can use. I'm going to have to limit my material possessions so I can direct my money into the security of my bikes. I'll be dismantling my other bike tonight as the next thing the garage door will be broken down in the night and another one gone.
Yes, I'm pretty ****** off!! This is hundreds of pounds I've lost so far.
While I was in the internet cafe, a man in a suit rushed in and told me he'd just seen my bike being stolen from outside his office. He managed to get a description of the thief and saw where he'd headed. He even shouted and took a description.
Incredibly the thief had managed to cut through the chain with large bolt-cutters. As he'd done this in a public place, he runs a large risk of being caught. Of course there are cameras.
I only wish I'd come out and collared the dude (so I could have kicked his ass in such a way as he'd think twice about stealing peoples' bikes) but, as it is, I've gone to the police and will be making a statement tonight. I didn't see the crime unfold as I was in the internet cafe.
Basically, this changes a lot of stuff. I've decided I can't afford to to keep paying out for new bikes so the boat will have to go, especially in light of the fact this could be stolen as well and would cost me thousands of pounds as opposed to hundreds of pounds. I decided crime is now becoming more radical.
I'll have to buy another bike and invest in huge security, scores of locks, alarms and whatever I can use. I'm going to have to limit my material possessions so I can direct my money into the security of my bikes. I'll be dismantling my other bike tonight as the next thing the garage door will be broken down in the night and another one gone.
Yes, I'm pretty ****** off!! This is hundreds of pounds I've lost so far.