Electric bikes worth £14k stolen from garage as police launch probe

Electric bikes worth £14,000 have been stolen from the Scottish Borders.

Police are investigating the theft after the e-bikes were stolen from a garage in Innerleithen.

The incident occurred sometime between Thursday morning and 6.40am on Friday.

The bikes – a Whyte e160s light blue metallic, a turbo levo hard tail specialized e-bike and a Bergamont ladies hybrid e-bike – were all taken from the premises on Traquair Road.

Police Scotland

Detective Sergeant Bruce Dodds said: “Our inquiries into this incident are ongoing and we are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed what happened or saw anything suspicious in the area around the time.

“Likewise we are keen to speak to anyone who may have been offered these kind of bikes for sale.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 0417 of October 21, 2022.”

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