{"id":484129,"date":"2025-10-08T23:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484129\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T23:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:08:15","slug":"gang-attempt-to-steal-bike-using-angle-grinder-while-riding-hire-scheme-cycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484129\/","title":{"rendered":"Gang attempt to steal bike using angle grinder while riding hire scheme cycles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A gang attempted to steal a bike using a power tool while riding hired electric cycles in Edinburgh. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The group, who were masked and dressed in black, were filmed trying to cut the bike off a rack in St Andrew Square using an angle grinder.<\/p>\n<p>The footage, which was shared on TikTok, shows the gang on Voi bikes which are part of Edinburgh\u2019s new cycle scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The bike is chained to a rack while two suspects are hunched over it as orange sparks are seen flying from the power tool.<\/p>\n<p>Voi condemned the incident, saying anti-social riding is \u201cnever acceptable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Police are reviewing CCTV from the area and are urging anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAn investigation is under way after police received reports regarding of a group of youths attempting to steal a bike in St Andrew Square in Edinburgh on Monday, October 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers are reviewing relevant CCTV footage from in and around the area for additional information on the group and enquiries are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone has any information or footage of the incident, please contact us via <strong>101<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Voi spokesperson said: \u201cWe are aware of the incident and are working with the council and local police to assist with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnti-social riding is never acceptable. Whilst the vast majority of our e-bike riders in Edinburgh follow the rules, we take action against those who don\u2019t. We urge anyone to report any concerns immediately using report.voi.com or email support@voi.com so we can act fast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day, hundreds depend on our e-bikes for affordable, sustainable and safe journeys. We will continue delivering for the people of Edinburgh, connecting them to place, employment and education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Council has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p>STV News is now on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCESJzKgsNvKKNOYO2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">      Follow STV News <\/a>Follow STV News on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758059248_2_whatsapp-qr.png\" alt=\"WhatsApp channel QR Code\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A gang attempted to steal a bike using a power tool while riding hired electric cycles in Edinburgh.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-484129","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115341066528934557","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}