York bike burglary suspect arrested

A man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after the victim spotted his stolen bikes.

In the early hours of Monday 24 June 2024, between 3am and 3.30am, suspects targeted a storage unit in the Clifton area of York. They stole two cycles and two small remote-controlled cars.

In the evening of the same day, the rightful owner of the cycle spotted a group with his stolen bikes. He challenged them and they handed over the bikes, before leaving the area.

North Yorkshire Police immediately began CCTV enquiries are were able to identify a suspect for the burglary, a local man in his 40s. Officers were deployed to locate him, and yesterday, Wednesday 26 June, he was arrested on suspicion of burglary and brought into custody.

He was later released under investigation. Police enquiries are continuing.

Anyone with information about the Clifton burglary, who hasn’t already spoken to the police, is asked to call 101, quoting reference 12240111378.