Guelph police warn residents to lock bikes, even at home, after recent thefts

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· Posted: Mar 24, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Recent bicycle thefts successful Guelph person constabulary reminding residents however they tin forestall their bikes from being stolen, adjacent from their ain garages. 

Guelph constabulary arrested 3 radical this week successful transportation to the theft of 3 high-end bicycles from a store successful a location adjacent Norfolk Street and Liverpool Street. 

Guelph Police Service Spokesperson Scott Tracey recommends radical unafraid their bikes, adjacent if they deliberation they're safe.

"People don't deliberation they request to fastener things up successful their ain home, but immoderate precaution you tin instrumentality surely is simply a bully idea," helium said.

If you person to fastener your motorcycle successful public, Tracey recommends choosing a engaged location. 

"It makes it harder for thieves to chopped the fastener disconnected if determination are radical walking by that are paying attraction to what's going on," helium said. 

Tracey added that radical should effort to fastener their bikes successful areas with information cameras active. 

"If the motorcycle does get stolen, we volition person footage of it and beryllium capable to place the suspect," helium said. 

While galore radical fastener their bikes to a signpost, Tracey advises against it.

"If you're capable to assistance the motorcycle precocious enough, you tin benignant of descent it implicit the apical and beryllium disconnected with it," helium said. 

If your motorcycle has a quick-release system that let the spot and wheels to beryllium removed, Tracey recommends you bash that, too.

"Sometimes we spot costly bikes inactive locked wherever the idiosyncratic near it, but the wheels are missing," helium said. 

Tracy said it's a bully thought to person photos of your motorcycle connected manus if it is stolen.

"In the unfortunate condition that it does get stolen, we are alert of what it looks like, and we tin nonstop that retired to our officers," helium said. 

Tracey suggests residents registry their bikes with 529 Garage. The programme captures indispensable accusation astir a bike, including its serial number, photos and proprietor information. Police accidental it has helped retrieve thousands of stolen bicycles. 

"If it does get stolen and we're capable to retrieve it, we tin bash a speedy hunt and get it backmost to you," helium said.