By Brendan Rees

A CBD office employee has told of her shock and irritation soon after thieves stole the wheels of her bike at the entrance of her place of work in the course of the sixth lockdown. 

Kathryn Anderson, who is the director of Viva Physiotherapy in Flinders Lane, mentioned she was at perform in September 16 when the theft happened regardless of acquiring locked up her bike on a avenue hoop bicycle rack. 

She claimed she did not realise her wheels – well worth about $450 – experienced been stolen till she had left her business office about 7.45pm. 

“I came downstairs and there was my lousy very little bicycle just a frame and no wheels,” she said.

“They had rapid launch wheels, so it would’ve taken them really very long to acquire them off and walk off.”

“No one’s close to looking at so they’re in all probability additional brazen.”

Ms Anderson reported she experienced been locking up her bicycle in the metropolis for the past 12 decades and “never experienced any problems”.

It arrives as modern analysis from Bicycle Community revealed City of Melbourne was in the best five suburbs with the most bicycle stolen in 2020. 

Victoria Police criminal offense prevention officer Leading Senior Constable Glenn McFarlane of Melbourne East Law enforcement Station urged cyclists to lock their bikes and engrave them with an figuring out variety.   

“Wrap it like a Christmas existing,” he said in reference to utilizing two locks to safe the frame and wheels of a bicycle to protect against robbers thieving quick launch wheels.    

To guide an engraving appointment at the Proactive Policing Device in East Melbourne connect with 9637 1100.