He will be sentenced on November 24
An East London man has pleaded guilty to stealing bikes after he was caught with wire cutters. Jamie Pollard, 22, of Victoria Road, South Woodford, was caught in Harlow after running away from the police last Friday (October 17).
He had been spotted acting suspiciously and matched the description of a wanted man after a spate of bike and e-scooter thefts back in May. He was seen leaving the town centre but was tracked by police and arrested.
He was found with wire cutters. Appearing at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court, Pollard pleaded guilty to seven counts of theft of a pedal bike, two e-scooter thefts, and going equipped to steal.
He will be sentenced on November 24, was bailed and is not to enter Harlow. Sergeant Allen Kittles of Harlow NPT said: “There was a rise in bike and e-scooter thefts in the town centre and we had built up a substantial amount of evidence linking this individual to several offences.
“The team were on the scene quickly after he was spotted, and it was satisfying to track him down and arrest him. We’d been patrolling both in uniform and plain clothes in the areas where there are bike racks and we work closely with the local security teams and CCTV operators.
“This is the third arrest we’ve made related to bike and e-scooter theft in the last couple of weeks but there are still other suspects we are working to identify.
“It is illegal to ride an e-scooter anywhere bar private land in Harlow, but cycling is a key mode of transport in the town. To keep your bike safe, I’d appeal to all owners to invest in a D-lock and only leave your bike in areas that are well-lit and covered by CCTV.”
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