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Appeal for information after attempted burglary at Preston bike store

Posted on - 11th November, 2020 - 8:26pm | Author - | Posted in - Crime, Fishwick, Preston News
A car pulls up to the gate in the footage Pic: GhostBikes

A bike store in Preston is appealing for information after burglars attempted to break into the store.

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GhostBikes in Mercer Street, Fishwick have released CCTV on their facebook page of a group of people arriving by car at the gates of the store in the early hours on Tuesday 10 November.

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The footage shows a car pull up to the gates and the group start to damage the gate to gain access.

A person climbs through the damaged gates Pic: GhostBikes

When the alarm starts to go off, the group leave before being able to take anything.

A statement from GhostBikes on Facebook said: “We had an attempted break in attempt in the early hours on Tuesday, the guys came prepared with a chain saw but it seemed were deterred when the alarm came on (you can hear them in one of the videos)

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“Luckily they only damaged the gate this time, but we would really like them caught before they try attempting again as a couple of years ago a lot of stock was stolen.”

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You can see the footage released by Ghost Bikes below.

A spokesman for Ghost Bikes praised the fast response of Preston Police.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting reference LC-20201110-0281.

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