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Video of bicycle theft on College Green goes viral
More than half a million people have watched a video of a man using bolt cutters to steal a bicycle in broad daylight from a busy Bristol street:
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“Don’t worry about me, mate, worry about yourself,” said the man being filmed after he was asked where he got the bike from.
The bicycle, a red Genesis Core-10, was locked outside Fopp on College Green between 4.45pm and 5.15pm on Easter Saturday.
It is owned by a 13-year-old boy who had gone to Fopp with his dad.
The boy’s mother, who posted the video, wrote about what happened: “A helpful passer-by challenged him and videoed it. Please feel free to share. Thanks!”
Anyone with information about the incident should call the police on 101, quoting incident number 5217084007.
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