Keep your bike safe - get a passport
Police have launched a new operation to tackle the growing problem of bicycle theft in the West of the county.
To combat a recent spate of thefts of bicycles, which has risen by 14 per cent to 1,832 stolen between April and November 2011, Lincolnshire Police will be holding a series of bicycle marking days across the area.
The new scheme will introduce bike passports and encourage bike marking, along with the use of microchips that will help officers return bicycles to their owners when they are recovered.
Bikes are being stolen from a variety of locations including sheds and garages, along with outside shops and houses.
Over recent months a number of arrests have been made and hundreds of bikes recovered, but officers have been unable to return many of them to their owners due the lack of detail on the bikes given to the police at the time of reporting the crime.
A bike marking session has been arranged for Wednesday, February 15 at Tesco in Sleaford.
During the week of action, starting on Monday, local officers and PCSOs will be out in the community delivering leaflets on crime prevention and handing out ‘bicycle passports’.
These passports record the details of the bike, including its make, model and frame number with space for a photograph to be attached which is then put in a safe place and should the cycle be stolen, will help officers to return it.
Bicycle passports will also be available from local police stations and many local retailers.
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