- Stole the bikes for close to half a million

28 470 million, 42 000, 62 000. This is the prices of only three of a total of 25 bicycles that two Lithuanian men charged with having stolen in Oslo and Bærum. From the fall 2017 to the fall of 2018, the two have raided a number of locked garage facility.

from There, they should have been both expensive bikes, car tires and rims. Next week they meet in Oslo district court, where they have to answer for charges of aggravated theft.

In the indictment are listed, it up bikes for a total of almost 400 000. In addition there are a number of bikes as there is no estimated value for.

reflective vest as the disguise

the Newspaper has previously discussed the two notorious sykkeltyvene. Then had Oslo-police effort against what was regarded as the organized thefts of expensive bikes just borne fruit in the form of the arrest of the two men in the 20 - and 30-years.

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the Police had, among other things, observed that the thieves in many cases came after people, for example, those who lived in the apartment block where the defendant should turn to, and on the way got into places where it really was locked. In addition, it was a fixture that the two were dressed in the reflective vest.

When it comes to refleksvestene, as we believe these are used to be regarded as someone who is on the job, and on the way do not be suspected. We also see that the thieves only take one bike each, instead of taking many with him in a car, which in turn can lead to the suspicion, said politiførstebetjent Tonje Reiten, who led the effort against sykkeltyvene.

Appalled by the Birken-theft: - They came at night and cut the locks - Very important

A resurgence of thefts of expensive bikes at Fornebu and Lysaker in the last spring was it that first got police varsellamper to flash. After to have been aware of several similarities among the larcenies, began the investigation to see if there was a connection between the cases.

According to police, some of the bikes sold on the internet in Norway. However, it was also found cases of sale on foreign websites, including in Lithuania.

" We have had cases where bikes were prepared and packaged. It was obvious that they should be carried away and possibly out of the country. The preventive effect by to apprehend these thieves is very important. We have no reason to believe that these are the people who will stop to steal the bikes before they are taken, " said Reiten when Dagbladet last discussed the matter.

Take on the reflective vest in order to not arouse suspicion. So sticking the thieves of with luksussyklene