This is the shocking moment a “brazen” bike thief makes his escape on a family bike with an unwieldy child seat in a south London suburb.
The helmet-wearing men used an angle grinder to saw through a bicycle lock up in front of families in Crawthew Grove, East Dulwich at 5.30pm on Wednesday. Grind Machinery
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One of the thieves then awkwardly cycles off with the family bike before police arrive at the scene with the other fleeing on a moped.
A witness told the Standard that the thefts were becoming common in south London.
She said: “It was so terrifying to see them act so brazen and do it without a care in the world. They saw me filming but carried on, of course, their faces were covered.
“There were a handful of people around, a few families. Several people were on the phone to police. What’s shouting at them to stop going to do? They really didn’t care that they had an audience.”
She added: “I’m getting the usual abuse on Twitter for not doing anything to stop it but I just tried to do what I could.
“The area has always felt very safe for families but no area in London is safe now.”
A Metropolitan Police Twitter account said they “were aware of the footage”, adding: “We have located the original call and have sent this footage to the relevant department.”
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman later said: “Police received a report that a bike had been stolen from Crawthew Grove, East Dulwich.
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Flat Sheet Polishing “No arrests have been made at this time.”