£10k worth of bikes stolen from Pearson Cycles by scooter gang

Two rare road bikes are stolen by scooter gang in a 'violent' smash and grab at Pearson Cycles store in Sheen in early hours of Saturday morning

Two bikes worth a total  of £10,000 were stolen from Pearson Cycles in Sheen, London, in the early hours of Saturday morning by an organised gang who used scooters to extreme force to break through security measures.

The incident took place at around 3.30am on Saturday morning at the premises on Upper Richmond Road. A gang appeared on scooters and then proceeded to break through glass and shutters with such force that the CCTV footage of the incident was likened to footage from an earthquake by owner William Pearson.

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