Coventry boy arrested after ‘string of bike-related incidents’

A teenager has been arrested following a string of bike-related incidents in Coventry and Nuneaton. He was detained on Wednesday (June 12).

Police said the 17-year-old is accused of three incidents that took place between March and May. On March 4, at around 12.30pm, two men allegedly arrived on the back of a green Kawasaki motorbike in a car park on Prologis Park in Coventry.

The pair are believed to have tried to break into a car by using a screwdriver on the lock, Warwickshire Police said. On March 20, a Benelli motorbike was stolen from where it was parked outside a house on Galba Avenue in Nuneaton by a group of men who were allegedly caught on CCTV.

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On May 9, a Kawasaki motorcycle appeared on an online marketplace and may have matched the description of one that had been reported stolen from the Thames Valley Police area, Warwickshire Police said. The seller is believed to have given their name and address in the listing.

Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Coventry on suspicion of handling stolen goods, interfering with a motor vehicle and stealing from a vehicle, according to Warwickshire Police. He has since been released on bail until August 27.

PC Loveridge, from the Nuneaton Safer Neighborhood Team, said: “We are aware of the problems with motorbike theft and anti-social behavior around Nuneaton and Bedworth and we are working hard to identify and deal with those we believe are responsible.” .

He added: “Every report we get from the community gives us another data point we can use to track them down, so keep them coming.”

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