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A drawing illustrating snatch thieves stealing a purse from a woman via motorbike. These types of mopeds are typically used by snatch thieves. Snatch theft is a criminal act, common in Southeast Asia, South America, and Southern Europe, [citation needed] of forcefully stealing a pedestrian's personal property by employing rob-and-run tactics.
[2]: 6 According to a bicycle theft study in Ellensburg, Washington, approximately 80% of stolen bicycles are stolen for enjoyment or transportation services. [2]: 6 The London Cycle Theft Survey (2016), by Stolen Ride and London Cycling Campaign, 55% reported being 'very concerned' with the security of their bikes out and about in London.
According to Bryan Hance, who runs bikeindex.org, a nonprofit international registry of stolen bikes, 11,378 thefts were reported in 2019, with 1,108 bikes recovered. In 2020, the numbers surged ...
A teenage boy has been arrested after three motorbikes, including an emergency blood bike, were stolen and taken for a joyride. Avon and Somerset Police said two of the thefts occurred on Saturday ...
US Navy motorcycle training at Imperial Beach. Motorcycle safety is the study of the risks and dangers of motorcycling, and the approaches to mitigate that risk, focusing on motorcycle design, road design and traffic rules, rider training, and the cultural attitudes of motorcyclists and other road users.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a number of motorbikes, cars and numbers plates were reported to have been stolen from the Camborne, Pool and Redruth areas between 12 October and 19 November.
In 2016, Bike Index announced integration with LeadsOnline, [8] [9] [10] one of the USA's largest pawn search systems used by law enforcement officers to uncover stolen goods. According to Bryan Hance of Bike Index, "one of the first 'hits' was a bike that was stolen in Salt Lake City, Utah and pawned at a shop in Nevada — 400 miles away." [11]
Upset about a second bike getting stolen, the 58-year-old social worker grabbed a pair of binoculars and a can of bear mace he takes on Canadian camping trips and set out to patrol the B-Line ...