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stolen from another forum. Rumour has it the culprits are well known bike enthusiasts in the area. (no details)


POLICE tracking stolen motorcycles in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie believe they have cracked a major criminal operation, raiding two houses and seizing motorcycles and parts yesterday.
The raids, executed simultaneously on houses in Charlestown and Mayfield, follow the arrest of a juvenile on Thursday by officers from Strike Force Blue Wren.

He was charged yesterday after detectives raided his home in Charlestown at 3.40pm. They seized motorcycle parts, electrical equipment and home entertainment equipment.

At the same time, police carried out a search warrant on a house in Mayfield, where they discovered a number of motorcycle parts and a vehicle believed to be stolen.

Lake Macquarie detectives established Strike Force Blue Wren to investigate recent break and enter incidents, mainly involving the theft of motorcycles, that had occurred in the Hunter.

As they investigated, police found what they believed was a major criminal network, involving the theft of motorcycles and the sale and distribution of their parts.

The Herald reported this month that police were stepping up investigations into a spate of motorcycle thefts in the Hunter, including the theft of three bikes and a family car from a Killingworth house.

Other thefts were reported at Thornton, Cameron Park, Macquarie Hills and Cooranbong.

Police were unable to confirm which incidents were the work of the gang targeted by yesterday's raids. Detectives expect further arrests and raids to occur in the coming days.

The Motorcycle Council of NSW says motorcycles are a target for thieves because of their comparatively small size and weight, and the lack of registration requirements for off-road bikes.

They are also easily able to be broken up for parts because they have no way of being identified other than registration plates.
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[Roycroft]

thats good they got them, these are belived to be the same people that tried to get my bikes, they did succeed in getting all my riding gear, tools, trailer stuff just after the nats last year.

thank god i have good insurence.

[Dino]

Roycroft wrote:

thats good they got them, these are belived to be the same people that tried to get my bikes, they did succeed in getting all my riding gear, tools, trailer stuff just after the nats last year. thank god i have good insurence.

By good insurance I take it the insurance company actually paid up Roycroft!
That is good.
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[Roycroft]

they sure did, no questions asked, just my normal home and contents insurence and they really looked after the situation with no hassles or delays
had all the $$ before christmas.

[bowser]

Roycroft wrote:

they sure did, no questions asked, just my normal home and contents insurence and they really looked after the situation with no hassles or delays had all the $$ before christmas.

you can't be with NRMA then, they were total C$%ts when my bike gear recently got stolen. Pricks tried to claim everything was bike accessories (which has a $500 max limit). I argued that it was sporting good for weeks. Finally they agreed to disagree.

who has everyone got their bikes insured with?
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[Roycroft]

im with elders insurence, sure it was sporting goods but it is part of my contents.

mine totalled $13,000 and they didn't blink

[bllewis]

Good to see more people getting busted, bastards...

Im with CGU they wouldnt cover anything....

[quadsta]

yeah badly catch'em all

[bowser]

4 2 wheelers stolen last week in the Newcastle area, 39 so far since April
they have even started baiting dogs to get bikes, also heard they are carrying portable oxy sets and haven't been stopped by any chain yet.

lock em up boys
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[tim86]

this might sound a bit weird but i think i heard someone talking bout some cheap 2 wheelers at bero bowling club a few weeks ago in the toilets. i was smashed but i know they are from woodberry thornton.
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POLICE RECOVER DOZENS OF MOTORBIKES ON TRAIL OF THIEVES

Police believe they are closing in on a group of busy trailbike thieves, with dozens of machines recovered in a raid. Newcastle City specialist operations group swooped on a North Arm Cover property last Friday. They believe it is one of several hideouts where stolen machines are held before being offloaded.

They seized more then 20 trailbikes, three quadbikes, a $65,000 caravan, two trailers and an assortment of trailbike equipment, tools and generators.

Officers raided a Mayfield property on Monday night in a related operation. Although they are yet to lay charges , arrests appear imminent.

Several hundred trail bikes have been stolen accross the Hunter since the beginning of 2009. "It would be fair to say there has been well over 100 (trailbikes stolen) in the Newcastle area alone, let alone counting Lake Macquarie and the rest of the Hunter," crime manager Detective Chief Inspector Brad Tayler said yesterday.

Police are working to identify owners of the seized trail bikes.
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[Roycroft]

i wonder if they found my $15,000 of motorbike gear, tools, and equipment stolen from me september last year.anyway i got my insurence, but i know alot of people that do not have there stuff covered.
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[Dannoreiman909]

Heaps of my mates bikes been stolen around Newcastle lil 15 year olds from windale area never been recovered
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[ForeverThreeWheels]

I hope they find mine that was stolen from Charlestown. After the quad was stolen we got insurance with NRMA, then our house was broken into. NRMA are still invistigating. They dont like paying up thats for sure.
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[YFZ Luke]

theres been a few 2 wheelers nicked from singo / muswellbrook area too , They knocked of a mates 2013 kxf450 , He found out who had it , went round to where it was , found it in a locked shed , went to the cops and told them all about it , and they told him HE could be charged with trespassing and shi%
how wrong is that ! and now the bike has apprently found its way to cessnock
bike theft sucks