Was your bike stolen yesterday?

poochiem

Outside arnotts 3 young fellas stole a Giant road bike, I got a few photos of them. Two more scroungers came along and stole the helmet but I didn't shoot them. I spoke to the security guard and he said that they were trying to contact the cops but store st was just ringing out. They have video footage so he told me not to worry about it - anyway if its yours let me know I'll post the pictures up this evening

kona

poochiem wrote: »

I'll post the pictures up this evening

Cannot wait .

poochiem

kona wrote: »

Cannot wait .

ah theyre probably not great as I had set the camera setup for architecture shots; I hadnt a chance to process them last night but we'll see if the faces are better than blurs.

kona

poochiem wrote: »

ah theyre probably not great as I had set the camera setup for architecture shots; I hadnt a chance to process them last night but we'll see if the faces are better than blurs.

Well, they are knacker, you can ID them by their runners

droidus

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gardasiochana/5160437871/in/set-72157625091734993/

poochiem

Arnotts liffey st entrance bike stand:

Here's the photos, poor quality unfortunately as I said I was shooting on a low shutter speed when it happened but if you knew them you'd recognise them.

The guy in the blue/grey trackie caught the bike by the drops (leaning from behind the rear wheel) and pulled it up violently towards him to break the lidl-type fat cable lock. It took a couple of goes before it snapped then he passed the bike to the chap you see cycling and shouted at him to take it.

I was going to give chase but as everyone says why get a screwdriver in the head for nothing, I mean the guards didn't even answer the phone.

Bunnyhopper

You'd certainly recognize them if you knew them. I hope it helps someone get their bike back.

(Looks like it's a Giant rather than a Trek.)

furiousox

poochiem wrote: »

Arnotts liffey st entrance bike stand:

Here's the photos, poor quality unfortunately as I said I was shooting on a low shutter speed when it happened but if you knew them you'd recognise them.

The guy in the blue/grey trackie caught the bike by the drops (leaning from behind the rear wheel) and pulled it up violently towards him to break the lidl-type fat cable lock. It took a couple of goes before it snapped then he passed the bike to the chap you see cycling and shouted at him to take it.

I was going to give chase but as everyone says why get a screwdriver in the head for nothing, I mean the guards didn't even answer the phone.

Look at the state of them...what a useless tracksuited waste of some potentially useful vital organs. :mad:

Blatter

Would it be against boards.ie regulations to put up the pictures in the after hours thread and ask if anybody there recognised the thiefs? Could ask anyone who does, to PM you.

poochiem

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

Would it be against boards.ie regulations to put up the pictures in the after hours thread and ask if anybody there recognised the thiefs? Could ask anyone who does, to PM you.

nothing I could do anyways - I don't know the owner of the bike so no point me knowing who the thieves are. Arnotts security man said they'd be on cctv but who knows if anyone will even look at it?

Blatter

poochiem wrote: »

nothing I could do anyways - I don't know the owner of the bike so no point me knowing who the thieves are. Arnotts security man said they'd be on cctv but who knows if anyone will even look at it?

If someone recognised who they were, they could be prosecuted no?

poochiem

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

If someone recognised who they were, they could be prosecuted no?

Sorry you took me up wrongly, what I mean is there's no point in people PM'ing me, they can goto the guards with it instead; like if they saw a photo on crimeline they would contact the guards not the photographer. You can post them wherever you like

fishfoodie

I think I see a business opportunity !

A seat post with an embedded device that shoots out a rusty spike concealed in the post out if a remote control button is pressed.

Maybe a mobile phone number you call to activate, & then you just listen for the screams, & ambulance sirens to find your bike, simples !

sleepyholland

This fella is either about to pull a gun, or he suffers from the old hand down the trousers disease.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_reynolds/5161465815/in/set-72157625224685871/

keano007

Have you sent these pictured to the guards?

Faith+1

Scumbag, hope he faceplants off the bike. :mad::mad:

cojomo2

keano007 wrote: »

Have you sent these pictured to the guards?

+1

op please submit these pics to the guards, more than likely, they will know these little scumbags from previous incidents. Hopefully this will result of the bike being returned to its owner ..it would be wishful thinking to hope the scobes will get in much trouble..

Still, if they are caught no doubt they will claim it's theres/they found it etc...it would be absolutely priceless to see their ugly faces when presented with these photos!

Caroline_ie

These photos make me angry.

The photos belong to the police, I would definately bring them to the station the closest to Arnotts. Just in case the person whose bike was stolen ( because only 99.9% of cyclists read boards) did go there and these guys are known.

poochiem

I emailed the link to the Crime Prevention office with the details. Might be some use, although the Arnotts cctv should have them as I was told. If those lads were students sitting on the ground there would have been 150 guards beating their heads with steel batons and horses and dogs backing them up...but then that's real crime eh?