Chef tracks down his stolen bike after police ‘took no action’
A MOTORCYCLIST whose beloved motorbike was stolen managed to track it down and get it back himself after he claims police “fobbed” him off.
When thieves broke the wheel lock and rode off on Jamie Allenby’s Yamaha last month, he was devastated and immediately reported it to Humberside Police.
The 27-year-old had been working a shift as a chef at Junkyard Café Bar at the K2 development when it was taken.
CCTV showed a yob straddling his pride and joy as they rode off while he was hard at work.
But despite this, the Gipsyville resident said police took no action to track the bike down, and so he decided to do it himself.
He said: “I was just given a log number and sent on my merry way.
“The whole thing made me feel sick and disgusted, to be honest.”
Jamie used his Facebook sleuthing skills to track down the bike after discovering a teenager had been seen riding it on Greenwood Avenue.
He then managed to find the boy’s name and search for him on social media, spotting a picture of his pride and joy shared on the youngster’s Facebook story.
Jamie was then told by one of the youngsters he messaged that the bike had been sold to someone at a nearby hostel, and he went down to find out more.
He said: “I saw a group of kids there and asked a member of staff if she’d seen my bike.
“She couldn’t really help me, but one of the kids followed me out and ended up telling me where to find it.”
Jamie was directed to a street in Orchard Park estate, where he found the bike.
“It’s in pretty bad nick, but I’m hoping a friend will be able to bring it back to life again,” he said.
The bike also had an oil rag stuffed inside, indicating it was destined to be destroyed.
Since the theft, Jamie has become one of many motorcyclists in Hull who have reached breaking point over the trend of youngsters parading stolen bikes on Tiktok and Instagram in exchange for likes.
He now runs a Facebook page for people whose bikes and mopeds have been stolen, taking tip-offs about names and sightings and passing them to the police.
“I do get that the police don’t have the resources to deal with every report,” Jamie added.
“But I’d put every penny I had on the theft of my bike being connected to others.
“These gangs will be inter-connected. If police looked into this more, I’d bet they’d manage to get quite a lot of intelligence on other incidents.”