Bungling thief tries to steal £6,500 mountain bike from ‘empty’ shop but is foiled by quick-witted mechanic who was watching him on CCTV Hapless thief sneaks into shop in Bloomsbury, London, and tries to swipe bike CCTV footage shows mechanic sprinting to stop crook who tries to flee out door Mechanic Billy Dye, 23, says the thief did not know he was in the shop at the time
By Sophie Law For Mailonline
Published: 19:47 GMT, 5 March 2019 | Updated: 19:47 GMT, 5 March 2019
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A mechanic stopped a bungling thief who tried to swipe a £6,500 bike from a shop he thought was empty.
CCTV footage shows the brazen thief sneaking into the shop in Bloomsbury, London, on Wednesday and eyeing up the expensive bikes.
The hapless crook spots a Yeti mountain bike worth thousands of pounds mounted on the wall.
Footage shows the thief swiping the bike and
