BOBBIES on bikes are to become a familiar sight on a rural North Yorkshire beat.
Officers based at Ingleton have taken delivery of a brand new mountain bike and are planning to saddle up to stamp out crime in the countryside communities that make up their patch.
Their latest weapon in the war against criminals is a 24-gear Specialized Hard Rock bike with disc brakes and front suspension forks. It also has a good set of lights so it can be used at night and a carrier for transporting items like the all important policeman's helmet.
Money to buy the bike has been provided by four local businesses and the balance contributed by the Craven Crime Reduction Partnership.
The bike was supplied by Biketreks of Ambleside at a discount price and the shop will carry out servicing free of charge. The four local businesses which contributed £350 towards the cost of the bike were Hanson Rock Quarries; Inglesport Climbing Wall, Ingleton; The Marton Arms, Thornton-in-Lonsdale; and The Three Horseshoes, Ingleton.
February 11, 2003 09:00
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