June 01, 2004
VICTORIAN police are trying to find the owners of more that $250,000 worth of recovered stolen bicycles, bicycle frames and bicycle parts.
The collection was discovered in a Geelong house in February while police were investigating the death of a 64-year-old man.
Police said the man died after falling from a bike he had stolen from central Melbourne and hit his head.
When police checked the man's home address in Scarlet Street, Geelong West, they found 487 bicycles, 187 bike frames and hundreds of wheels, lights, bicycle helmets and other bicycle parts.
Police believe the man had been stealing bikes as far back as 1994 with around 75 per cent taken from the Melbourne city centre and the rest from Geelong.
Investigators said the man would use wire cutters to cut the cables or chains used to secure the bikes and ride them away.
So far police have only traced owners for 25 of the stolen bikes.
The bikes range in price from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars.
VICTORIAN police are trying to find the owners of more that $250,000 worth of recovered stolen bicycles, bicycle frames and bicycle parts.
The collection was discovered in a Geelong house in February while police were investigating the death of a 64-year-old man.
Police said the man died after falling from a bike he had stolen from central Melbourne and hit his head.
When police checked the man's home address in Scarlet Street, Geelong West, they found 487 bicycles, 187 bike frames and hundreds of wheels, lights, bicycle helmets and other bicycle parts.
Police believe the man had been stealing bikes as far back as 1994 with around 75 per cent taken from the Melbourne city centre and the rest from Geelong.
Investigators said the man would use wire cutters to cut the cables or chains used to secure the bikes and ride them away.
So far police have only traced owners for 25 of the stolen bikes.
The bikes range in price from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars.
