Bicicletta birubata
Il 48-enne Simon Turner di Cookham Rise, Berkshire, vittima del furto della sua bici, l'ha riconosciuta incatenata in centro città e chiesto a un poliziotto di passaggio di poter forzare il lucchetto ma costui glielo ha impedito perché questo non era di sua proprietà, assicurandogli che avrebbero monitorato l'area per scoprire i ladri, i quali però non sono stati identificabili dalla telecamera e si sono ripresi la bici rubandola una seconda volta. Turner è allibito e la polizia si è scusata.


Crime victim 'appalled' after bike stolen twice. Bungling police have apologised after stopping a crime victim from reclaiming his stolen bike - and then letting the crook pedal away scot-free. Simon Turner, 48, of Cookham Rise, Berkshire, had his stolen from his shed and as he was walking through the town centre on Friday, August 26, he spotted the bike chained up opposite McDonald's. He he set about trying to find a police officer and eventually located a PCSO who he took back to the bike. "I gave details of a hidden technical modification, then she looked and there it was - it was clearly my bike. I said I'd go home and get some tools and remove it but they said we couldn't remove the bike. They said 'you'll be damaging the lock and it's not your property'." The company director even offered the PCSO £5 for the 'cheap' lock but was told the owner could sue him for the damage. The PCSO, receiving advice from the police station, told Mr Turner to leave the bike there and the police would monitor who came to collect it using CCTV. "They rang me up on Tuesday to say it was removed and taken away by two males who could not be identified," he added. "And that's it - my bike's gone again. I'm absolutely appalled." A police spokesman said: "The PCSO was acting on the advice of a colleague, and, although we've yet to establish exactly what happened, it does appear the incorrect advice was given to her and there were other steps that could have been taken at the time. "We'd like to apologise for this mistake and reassure the gentleman concerned that we are doing all we can to track down the person or people who stole his bicycle"... Maidenhead advertiser