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Iona Young

West Lothian police hunt trio of masked thieves who stole £6000 worth of bikes

A trio of masked West Lothian thieves have nicked two valuable bikes worth £6000 as police in Armadale launch an investigation.

The incident took place between midnight and 12.15am on Monday, September 5, 2022 when entry was forced to a garage and the two Trek mountain bikes were stolen from Shaw Avenue, Armadale.

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The bikes are described as a Trek Powerfly, orange in colour, full electric with front suspension and a Trek Slash 8 full suspension in grey. They are estimated to be worth a total of around £6,000.

The three suspects all wore dark clothing and masks or hoods. They left in the direction of Birkenshaw Way, Armadale.

Detective Constable Ross Collett said: “Our enquiries into the theft are ongoing and I am appealing to anyone who has any information or who saw anything suspicious in the area around the time to come forward.

“We would also be keen to speak to anyone who was in the area around the time and may have dashcam or private CCTV footage.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 0486 of 5 September, 2022.

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