The front of a Tauranga cycle shop has been damaged with bicycles stolen following a break-in on the weekend.
The glass front door of Vanquish Cycles in Gate Pa was smashed, with two bicycles stolen at around 5.20am on Sunday.
Store owners published photos of the smash-in and stolen cycles on Facebook.
"So this just happened at 5.20am this morning. What more can I say. Please be on the look out for a Specialized levo comp alloy size S4, as in pic, and a Boost Apache. As in pic," writes a Vanquish Cycle staff member.
Both bikes are worth thousands of dollars.
'Police received a call about 6.20am yesterday [Sunday] morning, that that premises had been broken into,” says a police spokesperson.
Police say it appears two bikes have been stolen.
'Police are following lines of inquiry including whether CCTV could be of assistance.”
One of the two bicycles stolen from Vanquish Cycles on Sunday. Photo: Vanquish Cycles.
One of the two bicycles stolen from Vanquish Cycles on Sunday. Photo: Vanquish Cycles.
7 comments
Adding fuel to the fire
Posted on 08-08-2022 11:58 | By The Professor
Whilst I appreciate the media reporting on these crimes, I can't help think that they are also adding fuel to the fire by giving young morons ideas. This country has now lost control over crime......look at what is happening in Auckland especially. Ardern doesn't believe locking the offenders (often youths) up in a facility will help. and will set them on a trajectory of re-offending. Well, maybe the facilities and system are too soft. It is time to harden up NZ and to start dishing out some serious punishment to act as a deterrent to many others. Long custodial sentences without the comforts of home.....minimum time out of cells...no tv, no games, no socialising, no visitors, time added on for bad behaviour whilst doing time. Make it tough and horrible inside then most will not want to return.
@The Professor
Posted on 08-08-2022 14:25 | By morepork
I saw this headline and realized I am heartily sick of this nonsense going on, and I am not the only one... I agree with you that things are too soft and the juvenile crime wave is simply out of control. I don't believe that jail is a deterrent and although it might make us feel a bit better, it doesn't really solve the problem. Until we start holding parents accountable, and until the whole family group is addressed for reparations and community service to victims, we won't make any progress on this.
@Morepork
Posted on 08-08-2022 16:08 | By The Professor
Agree with your comments re holding parents and family group to account. Something needs doing and very soon. It remarkable how quick crime has escalated in NZ.
Agree With The Professor
Posted on 08-08-2022 21:09 | By Yadick
It's time to harden up and grow a pair. Prison is, regardless to what Labor thinks, a bloody good punishment BUT it needs to be as The Professor says so well. At present it's a university of criminal activity. It's time, passed time, to make it severe and uninviting. The Professor describes perfectly how prison should be. Any criminal guards, and they certainly do exist, need to be transferred immediately to the cells within.
Wet bus ticket
Posted on 08-08-2022 22:12 | By Womby
We had a ten grand burglary committed by local 14 to 16 year olds. 50 hours community service at their local kohanga reo, we never heard if it was served. Police said no chance of any money for us as they had none and the best thing was they would be charged with burglary so NEXT time! They would face worse consequences. I like this parents being held to account idea
Time To Stop, Drop and Roll
Posted on 09-08-2022 09:37 | By Yadick
Stop the 'poor lil' darling' crap and wet bus tickets, Drop the age of adult criminal to 16yrs old (or even 14) and Roll with heavy, justified sentences. Enough is enough.
@Womby
Posted on 09-08-2022 14:01 | By morepork
Thanks for your post; it is valuable to have insight from actual victims. We can bay for a return to the 19th century, with dank, dark, dismal, dungeons, but it won't solve the problem now, as it didn't then. I believe this has to be addressed through Community and there should be MUCH more focus on victims and reparation. The parents and the family group need to be required to make reparations and any "Community Service" imposed, should be for, or to the benefit of, the victims. They need to be made aware of the impact their actions have on people, and they need to realize that they belong to a community and actions against it will bring strong disapproval by that community. Minds need to be changed and punishment alone does not do that. If they won't get with the program, THEN jail as a last resort.
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