Bikes stolen in Fife six months ago in £100,000 of items recovered by police

Bikes stolen from a shop in Fife last December have been recovered – six months later.

They were among a £100,000 haul of property uncovered after a search of properties in Ayr, Prestwick and Auchentiber.

Three people have been charged in connection with the find.

The devastating raid on Leslie Bike Shop in December saw £100,000 of bikes stolen, many of them still in their boxes.

A number of bikes were among the items recovered, along with items stolen from garden centres in Fife and West Lothian.

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Officers found bikes, Christmas trees, barbecues, lawn mowers, plants and statues. Two men and a woman will appear in court at a later date.

The man in charge of the investigation believes there are still a number of bikes from the Fife shop which have yet to be recovered.

Detective Constable Fraser Simpson, of Glenrothes CID, said: "The incidents were reported last year and as a result of our investigation, we are now able to return the property to its rightful owners.

"We believe there are still a number of bikes outstanding so if anyone has been offered bikes for sale in Ayrshire recently, perhaps at a reduced price or unusual circumstances, I would encourage people to please contact us on 101 quoting incident number 0862 of 9 December 2019."

The thefts included around 60 top of the range bicycles, and the models i included Cannondale, Specialized, Bianchi and Giant. They were all brand new, and still boxed. Road, mountain, hybrid and electric bikes and a number of Cuda make children’s bikes were also stolen in the pre-Christmas raid.

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