09-06-2019, 03:33 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/b...-1.5272602
Not Waterloo Region, but I could most certainly see this happening here. What really irked me about this article was the following statement:
As an avid cyclist, I find this sort of BS offensive. It's pretty clear the police services have more or less given up, it seems the only time bikes are recovered is when they are come across as part of another investigation. Disappointing.
Not Waterloo Region, but I could most certainly see this happening here. What really irked me about this article was the following statement:
Quote:Const. Scott Mills with the Toronto Police Service says there hasn't been a sharp rise in bike thefts in the city in the last two years but it's still a huge problem.
Police data shows the number of bike thefts has increased every year from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, there were 3,937 thefts reported. Police could not immediately provide data from 2019 to CBC Toronto.
Only a small percentage are recovered. Mills insists that a lot of time and resources are dedicated to recovering stolen bikes.
As an avid cyclist, I find this sort of BS offensive. It's pretty clear the police services have more or less given up, it seems the only time bikes are recovered is when they are come across as part of another investigation. Disappointing.