Stolen Merida Bikes Crossway 40D Gents

, 1900-2100 on 18.09.2012
  • Colour

    Matt black with bright red detailing

  • Frame Number

    WC8872201

  • Stolen From

    ,

  • Stolen When

    1900-2100 on 18.09.2012

  • Crime Reference Number

    CR/063919/17

Bike Description

Added a pannier rack and front and rear mudguards (the rear guards have small cut outs to fit between the frame), also added a ladies gel saddle. The bike was stolen with multicoloured flashing lights clipped to the wheels (but these were easily removable). Also had my Kryptonite New York Lock still attached to it (they cut through the railing instead of the lock). There's a medium-large sized silver bell on the handlebars.

Theft Description

Happened in the evening, the bike was locked to the railings on the landing a couple of meters away from the door of my 2nd floor flat. I heard a huge crash as something fell down the stairwell around 7-8pm, and popped my head out of my flat door. It was dark, but I could see my bike was there, and I looked for the lock and I could make it out. There were some male voices coming from downstairs, but then it went quiet, so I assumed they had just dropped something of theirs on their way out. I went back inside, and didn't hear anything else strange. In the morning, I found a broken cast iron railing and no bike. So they must have broken the railing (hence the crash) which I couldn't see in the dark, waited for me to go back inside and then lifted the bike.