Edinburgh bike thefts: Police operation recovers almost £71,000 worth of bikes
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Operation Curator lasted for almost two months and focused in the North East area of the Capital.
It resulted in 11 people being charged in relation to these thefts and a 58 bikes were successfully reunited with their owners.
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Hide AdInspector Colin Fordyce from Craigmillar Police Station said: “Operation Curator was an extremely successful initiative in the North East of the city and I’m very pleased with the results.
“We had a team of dedicated officers who worked in conjunction with other departments including Prevention and Intervention, Search and Recovery, Community, Response and Social Media.
“As well as the enforcement side of the operation, we published and distributed crime prevention advice to cyclists to help limit the opportunities for bike thieves.”
Anybody wanting to contact the police with information about bike thefts should contact the police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.