High reward exposed Who stole this specially built bike?
Timez The message in the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung sounds sober: a high-quality bike has been stolen from a shed at Erlengrund in Zeitz.
But for JÜrg Neumann, owner of the mountain bike collect and get more knowledge- ​best bike us​, the loss not only brings material and financial damage, it is also associated with a loss of quality of life. Neumann, 76 years old, has problems with running. The pensioner is instructed to rely on the bike. "He needs a bike to get some fresh air," says his wife Renate. How
many kilometers is the senior on the road every year, neither of them can say? "There are many," says Renate Neumann.
The bike that the family lost in the theft at the end of last week is not a cheap bike. It once cost more than 1,600 euros and was specially assembled for the Zeitzer and adapted to his physical and health conditions. That's why the family Neumann is keen to get it back. Therefore, she creates an incentive to support the search for the bike. Anyone who gives hints that lead to finding the expensive bike, in the end, Neumann want to spend 500 euros. That's worth it, says Renate Neumann.
The wheel of the KTM brand was stolen on the night of Thursday, October 12th. As Renate Neumann now knows, the theft should have happened
around two o'clock in the night. The shed in which the bike stood was finished, according to Neumann. From a police point of view, this is a "particularly serious case of theft". Because obstacles had to be overcome to get to the bike.
The number of wheel thefts is declining According to police spokeswoman Gesine Kerwien in the district of Burgenland in 2015, wheel theft of this kind was 409 times, in 2016 still 307 times. That parked, unattached wheels are simply taken, happened 124 times or 119 times. The number of wheel thefts has therefore decreased. A trend that has continued according to police this year. The enlightenment rate is over 30 percent. Figures for 2017 did not give out the authority.
In order to protect wheels against theft, the police recommend that iron or segment locks be used for securing purposes. According to Kerwien, they should each have a high-quality steel alloy. Cheap products for the purchase of ten to 15 euros are not recommended. "Recommended locks are priced at around 60 euros," says Kerwien.
Information about the stolen bike is received by the police station Burgenlandkreis