Teenage cyclist attacked by hooded thugs (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Teenage cyclist attacked by hooded thugs
10:00am Wednesday 10th October 2012 in News
THREE hooded robbers carried out a “callous attack” on a teenaged cyclist as he rode through Poole.
Police say the 19-year-old victim was lucky to escape injury after the thugs bundled him off his bicycle in the early hours of Monday morning.
After pushing the shocked rider into the street, the trio ran off with his bicycle – a black Specialized Hardrock mountain bike with silver suspension forks.
PC Paul Mellor, of Poole police, said: “This was a callous attack on a young man as he cycled. The three suspects were all wearing hooded tops with hoods up.”
PC Mellor has appealed for anyone who witnessed the latest attack, or may have information about the three male robbers, to contact Dorset Police in confidence.
The robbery took place on Penn Hill Avenue, near the junction with St Osmund’s Road, around 2.40am.
Richard Hilton-Foster, owner of Ride cycle shop in Lower Parkstone told the Daily Echo that cycle crime victims come into his shop “almost every other day.”
He added: “Unfortunately cycle theft is never going to go away. During the summer it was even worse – we were seeing at least one person, sometimes more, who had their bicycle stolen every day.
“It does seem to be a bit quieter at the moment, but we are still seeing at least one cycle victim every other day. This is way more prolific than it ought to be.”
Mr Hilton Foster said bike shop owners were not aware of any rise in violent cycle robberies, like this latest one. But he added: “I’m sure they take place.”
“Occasionally we get lads in who have had problems on the trains with other lads try to muscle them off their bikes.”
Anyone with information about Monday’s robbery should ring Dorset Police on 101 quoting incident number 08:26.
Comments(9)
Old Harry
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10:49am Wed 10 Oct 12
Couchy125
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11:25am Wed 10 Oct 12
roguetrader666 wrote:What a dreadful thing to post. But funny thou.
Try the Dave Wells house at 13 Penn Hill Avenue.
buickboy
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12:03pm Wed 10 Oct 12
Old Harry wrote:could have been on the way to or from work you d*ckhe*d
2.40am. Say no more!
Franks Tank
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12:17pm Wed 10 Oct 12
buickboy wrote:Someone else blaming the victim of a crime for having the nerve and audacity to be outdoors after the hours of darkness.
Old Harry wrote:could have been on the way to or from work you d*ckhe*d
2.40am. Say no more!
Should we really just abandon the streets to thugs, criminals and Chavs after dark?
hammer
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3:47pm Wed 10 Oct 12
mattty
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6:14pm Wed 10 Oct 12
Old Harry wrote:Indeed, because Poole is like the ghetto and definitely a no go area after dark. Anyone who goes out in Poole at this time must be insane- you'd think it was one of the safest places in England or something! Oh wait.
2.40am. Say no more!
ranger_bob
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6:35pm Wed 10 Oct 12
hammer wrote:So if he didn't have lights he deserves a good kicking? You really are beyond belief.
So what was he up to in the early hours of Monday morning then? I take it he was cycling on the road with lights etc?
PigWhistle0709
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8:29pm Wed 10 Oct 12
there are any amount of victim stories these days (not just in the Echo) but never any more the odd one that used to occur, admittedly just once in a while, of some dude fighting off the uppity thugs
In my experience three yobboes usually means one leadingbully and two hangers on who will disappear in a millisecond at the first sign of resistance - and the leader will not be too far behind for fear of loosing face with his admirers.
It takes some nerve, of course, but this victim (and I do mean victim, it rattles you whether you come out on top or not) is 19 and that made you a hairy-a**ed man in my day.
Have we now become a nation of complete wimps, or are those who sucessfully fight back keeping quiet about it lest they end up on the wrong side of the fuzz and beaks for doing the justifiable thing?
roguetrader666 says...
10:46pm Tue 9 Oct 12