AT LEAST HE HAS A FIXED ABODE NOW.

A bike thief who also targeted shops around Cambridge has been jailed for nine months. Stephen Foot, 25, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on Thursday, March 9.

He pleaded guilty to bike theft, common assault, criminal damage, possession of a knife, attempted shop theft and 12 counts of shop theft.

PC Rob Tindall said: “Foot is an opportunist thief who has caused misery to many businesses and individuals with his prolific offending. Cambridge city is a safer place while he is in prison and we hope he uses this time to turn his life around.”

Foot was arrested by police after he was caught selling a bike worth thousands of pounds for just a fraction of its price. He stole a Nihola cargo bike worth £2,200 from Luard Road on February 9 and tried to sell it for just £50.

But between January 19 and February 28 he carried out a series of shop thefts. He stole perfume, meat, coffee, computer game equipment and washing powder worth more than £1,400 from John Lewis, Co-Op, The Perfume Shop, Levi’s, Game and a BP Garage.

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/prolific-cambridge-bike-thief-locked-26465878

On 14/03/2023 04:52 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> AT LEAST HE HAS A FIXED ABODE NOW.
>
> A fairy-bike thief who also targeted shops around Cambridge has been jailed for nine months. Stephen Foot, 25, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on Thursday, March 9.
> He pleaded guilty to fairy-bike theft, common assault, criminal damage, possession of a knife, attempted shop theft and 12 counts of shop theft.
> PC Rob Tindall said: “Foot is an opportunist thief who has caused misery to many businesses and individuals with his prolific offending. Cambridge city is a safer place while he is in prison and we hope he uses this time to turn his life around.”
> Foot was arrested by police after he was caught selling a fairy-bike worth thousands of pounds for just a fraction of its price.
> He stole a Nihola cargo bike worth £2,200 from Luard Road on February 9 and tried to sell it for just £50.

To whom was he intending to sell the stolen fairy-cycle?

That's right: a fellow fairy-cyclist.

"No questions asked. Narmean, guv?".

> But between January 19 and February 28 he carried out a series of shop thefts. He stole perfume, meat, coffee, computer game equipment and washing powder worth more than £1,400 from John Lewis, Co-Op, The Perfume Shop, Levi’s, Game and a BP Garage.

He's a fairy-cyclist, then?

How else would he get the stolen fairy-cycle away from the scene of the
crime?

> https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/prolific-cambridge-bike-thief-locked-26465878

QUOTE: PC Rob Tindall said: “Foot is an opportunist thief who has caused misery to many businesses and individuals with his prolific offending.. Cambridge city is a safer place while he is in prison and we hope he uses this time to turn his life around.” ENDS

Pity the "lock 'em up the throw away the key" mob weren't involved.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> QUOTE: PC Rob Tindall said: “Foot is an opportunist thief who has caused
> misery to many businesses and individuals with his prolific offending.
> Cambridge city is a safer place while he is in prison and we hope he uses
> this time to turn his life around.” ENDS
>
> Pity the "lock 'em up the throw away the key" mob weren't involved.

Ah, the good old vindictive approach to everything except cyclist
violations.

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Spike

> But between January 19 and February 28 he carried out a series of shop thefts. He stole perfume, meat, coffee, computer game equipment and washing powder worth more than £1,400 from John Lewis, Co-Op, The Perfume Shop, Levi’s, Game and a BP Garage.

Washing powder for a dirty common tea leaf? Surely some mistake.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> But between January 19 and February 28 he carried out a series of shop
>> thefts. He stole perfume, meat, coffee, computer game equipment and
>> washing powder worth more than £1,400 from John Lewis, Co-Op, The
>> Perfume Shop, Levi’s, Game and a BP Garage.

> Washing powder for a dirty common tea leaf? Surely some mistake.

He’s only playing Robin Hood for the benefit of the cycling community…

--
Spike

QUOTE: He stole a Nihola cargo bike worth £2,200 from Luard Road on February 9 and tried to sell it for just £50. ENDS

Advice to Foot - don't go into business!

On 14/03/2023 06:37 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> But between January 19 and February 28 he (the thieving fairy-cyclist) carried out a series of shop thefts. He stole perfume, meat, coffee, computer game equipment and washing powder worth more than £1,400 from John Lewis, Co-Op, The Perfume Shop, Levi’s, Game and a BP Garage.
>
> Washing powder for a dirty common tea leaf? Surely some mistake.

Many people have made similar observations in respect of other
fairy-cyclists, especially on their fairy-bike-borne arrival at work.

On 14/03/2023 06:11 pm, Spike wrote:

> swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

>> QUOTE: PC Rob Tindall said: “Foot is an opportunist thief who has caused
>> misery to many businesses and individuals with his prolific offending.
>> Cambridge city is a safer place while he is in prison and we hope he uses
>> this time to turn his life around.” ENDS

>> Pity the "lock 'em up the throw away the key" mob weren't involved.

> Ah, the good old vindictive approach to everything except cyclist
> violations.

This WAS a fairy-cyclist committing the crime(s).

On 14/03/2023 08:06 pm, Spike wrote:

> swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> But between January 19 and February 28 he carried out a series of shop
>>> thefts. He stole perfume, meat, coffee, computer game equipment and
>>> washing powder worth more than £1,400 from John Lewis, Co-Op, The
>>> Perfume Shop, Levi’s, Game and a BP Garage.
>
>> Washing powder for a dirty common tea leaf? Surely some mistake.
>
> He’s only playing Robin Hood for the benefit of the cycling community…

Fairy-Cycling Thief: Psst! Wanna but some fairy-bike parts, cheap, no
questions asked, narmean?

Fairy-Cyclist Customer: Of course I do, but HOW cheap? They've got to be
REALLY cheap before I'll dip my hand into my pocket.

On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 8:27:52 PM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
> QUOTE: He stole a Nihola cargo bike worth £2,200 from Luard Road on February 9 and tried to sell it for just £50. ENDS
>
> Advice to Foot - don't go into business!

Or on Dragon's Den. :-)