Fishing for bikes?
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mumbojumbo
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This means the bikes had an average value of £3200.Phil Corley may find the underwriters will question his security measures,and may refuse full pay[out.
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When I saw the headline I thought it would be about this story https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/ofo-vandalised-dumped-cambridge-bike-15046965
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I've just watched that and can't figure out what's going on. The thief is inside the building, why are they hooking the bikes?
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mumbojumbo wrote:This means the bikes had an average value of £3200.Phil Corley may find the underwriters will question his security measures,and may refuse full pay[out.
Methinks that the fact they went through a wall indicates that the access doors, windows etc were not an easy option, so security should not be an issue.
There is very little that can be done about the wall being broken down
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thirdcrank
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PH wrote: ... I've just watched that and can't figure out what's going on. The thief is inside the building, why are they hooking the bikes?
It looks to me as though the bikes are below street level. The burglars look to have broken through brickworks and the inner leaf of blocks, also forcing away a wall-mounted radiator. A high-value target motivates determined thieves.
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PH wrote:
I've just watched that and can't figure out what's going on. The thief is inside the building, why are they hooking the bikes?
Hooking the bikes probably avoids triggering any PIR detectors - at least that's my theory.
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kwackers wrote:PH wrote:
I've just watched that and can't figure out what's going on. The thief is inside the building, why are they hooking the bikes?
Hooking the bikes probably avoids triggering any PIR detectors - at least that's my theory.
I did wonder if that was it, though if the detectors weren't set off by knocking the hole in the wall and dragging the bikes, they can't have been much good. I disagree with thirdcrank about the different levels, what wall radiator wouldn't be at floor level?
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mumbojumbo
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Methinks that the fact they went through a wall indicates that the access doors, windows etc were not an easy option, so security should not be an issue.
There is very little that can be done about the wall being broken down
This means that the shop should have had shackles round the bikes,which would slowed the theft of the bikes.
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thirdcrank
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There's a bit of a lesson here for anybody reviewing and/ or upgrading there security. Would be thieves don't look at the strong bits, they suss out weaknesses.
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Exactly!
We live in a bungalow - as many of you know - and as such, you can get onto the roof without much trouble.
Why try and break in through the modern double-glazed locked doors and windows, when you can climb on the roof, pull a tile or two off and climb through into the loft and down the loft ladder into the hall?
Before we were fully double-glazed, we had an iron frame 1950s window in the living room. We also had a Yale lock on the wooden front door. On a couple of occasions, we'd slammed the front door on our way out forgetting to take the key!
No matter, as we could go into the unlocked shed, pick out a hammer and a nail, and knock out the hinges of one of the windows, take out the frame and glass, and climb in. Simple and easy.
We live in a bungalow - as many of you know - and as such, you can get onto the roof without much trouble.
Why try and break in through the modern double-glazed locked doors and windows, when you can climb on the roof, pull a tile or two off and climb through into the loft and down the loft ladder into the hall?
Before we were fully double-glazed, we had an iron frame 1950s window in the living room. We also had a Yale lock on the wooden front door. On a couple of occasions, we'd slammed the front door on our way out forgetting to take the key!
No matter, as we could go into the unlocked shed, pick out a hammer and a nail, and knock out the hinges of one of the windows, take out the frame and glass, and climb in. Simple and easy.
Mick F. Cornwall