Appeal launched as e-bikes worth £14,000 swiped from shed in Scots town

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Police are hunting crooks who broke into a garage and swiped three highly valuable electric bikes worth a combined £14,000. A Whyte E-160 S in light blue, a Turbo Levo Hardtail and a Bergamont ladies hybrid have been nicked from the garage on Traquai Road in Innerleithen, five miles east of Peebles.

The Whyte bicycle alone is worth around £6,000, while the combined value has been placed at £14,000. The theft took place sometime between the morning of Thursday October 20 and 6.40am on Friday October 21.

Police have launched an appeal for information in a bid to track down those responsible and recover the eye-wateringly expensive bikes.Officers have asked anyone who may have been in the area of Traquai Road and may have seen anything to get in touch.They also want to hear from anyone who may have been offered bicycles for sale that match the description of those that have been stolen.

Detective Sergeant Bruce Dodds, of the Lothians and Scottish Borders division, said: “Our enquiries into this incident are ongoing and we are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed what happened or saw anything suspicious in the area around the time. “Likewise we are keen to speak to anyone who may have been offered these kind of bikes for sale.”Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 0417 of 21 October, 2022. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - sign up to our daily newsletter here. Cops probing spate of car crime on a number of streets in the village of Stanley Residents in Scots village 'gobsmacked' as daring thieves steal 21ft container full of play equipment Mum-of-two stole £100,000 fortune from employer to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle