Cambridge News Online has reported that there has been a massive increase in cycle theft since last year. The increase has prompted police to launch a new ‘Lock it or Lose it’ campaign.
The force has teamed up with Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cycling City, Cambridge Cycling Campaign and the city’s CCTV operators to target cycle thieves and encourage cyclists to do more to protect their bikes.
The crime reduction partnership is pooling its resources to spread two simple messages:
- Lock your bike up properly, to a fixed object, using a good-quality lock
- Register your bike for free at immobilise.com the National Property Register
Sgt Gordon Morgenthaler said:
We are working together to publicise the ‘Lock it or Lose it’ message. Prevention is the ultimate aim, but we also want people to register their bikes on immobilise.com
It is a free national property register that means if your bike is recovered anywhere in the country we can get it back to you. It’s free and easy to use.
Starting with National Bike Week, which runs from June 13 to 21, there will be various events all over the country and Cambridge Police will be at locations around the city registering cycles and giving advice to the public.
Liz Bisset, director of community services at Cambridge City Council, said:
We need the public’s help to reduce bike crime.
Locking your bike securely is such a simple thing to do and hugely reduces the likelihood of a bike being stolen.
We want to get that message out loud and clear to all cyclists in the city.
To read the source article in full please go to: Cambridge News Online