mugging for a bike..

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

..
A 28-year-old Good Samaritan needed hospital treatment after
suffering cuts to his hand when he struggled to stop two men stealing
his bike as he went to work.....

It's not like they are going to make much money out of selling a typical
secondhand commuting bike, so seems a lot of effort to actually *plan* an attack
in this way!

Removal of Goolies with very blunt saw, and `SLOWLY, just may make them
think again. But probably not, the brain dead SOBs'.

Niv.

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A 28-year-old Good Samaritan needed hospital treatment after suffering
cuts to
his hand when he struggled to stop two men stealing his bike as he went to
work.

The victim was cycling along Kettlewell Lane in King's Lynn at around
5.10am on
Wednesday.

When he reached the junction with Long Pond, he came across a man who
appeared
to be ill.

When he stopped to ask him if he was OK, a second man approached him from
behind and tried to steal his bike. As he struggled to hold on to his
bike, the
first man went at him with what is believed to be a small knife.

When he held his hands up to defend himself, the victim was cut across his
palm
several times.

The man managed to escape and pedalled off towards Kettlewell Lane.

His attackers are thought to have made off in the Long Pond direction
towards
North Lynn.

The first man was about 20, 5ft 8in, of medium build with short dark hair
and
clean shaven. He wore a distinctive goth-style black coat.

The second man was shorter, was wearing a dark jacket and may also have
worn a
hat.

Anyone who has information, contact Det Con Steve Matthews at Lynn CID on
01553
691211."

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http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category
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Yeah, I read that the other day. Traditional u.r.c goolie-removal, IMHO.

No joke - I need a new compact frame-pump to replace a crappy H*lfords
plastic one which can't run more than about 30psi. Thinking of a sturdy
aluminium one which *could* be pressed into service for <ahem> self-
defence purposes. Anyone got any recommendations?

Aside: when the pavement cyclist in Norwich got hit around the head with
a baseball bat by a ped in Norwich earlier this year, the EDP's forum was
full of people crowing 'serves him right for riding on the pavement',
with hardly a mention for 'hitting people with a baseball bat is wrong'.
See http://new.edp24.co.uk/forums/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=41&MessageID=
7344&TopicPage=1

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Chris Bardell
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http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category
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ws&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED25%20Nov%202004%2022%3A06
%3A 42%3A030

Yeah, I read that the other day. Traditional u.r.c goolie-removal, IMHO.

No joke - I need a new compact frame-pump to replace a crappy H*lfords
plastic one which can't run more than about 30psi. Thinking of a sturdy
aluminium one which *could* be pressed into service for <ahem> self-
defence purposes. Anyone got any recommendations?

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Chris Bardell

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Innovations road Air - quite happy to pump up to 120psi. Fits on bottle
bosses.

Julia