A biker has informed how balaclava-clad riders "threatened him with a blade" whereas he was travelling at 40mph down a Scots street.
Rory Pieres, from Edinburgh, was driving his motorcycle down Calder Highway within the metropolis when two males pulled up alongside him at round 9pm on Saturday, August 20. Rory says the pair threatened him then pulled what gave the impression to be a knife out of their bag earlier than staring him down.
When he refused to again down and gestured that he was carrying a helmet digicam - the 2 yobs pulled away down Stevenhouse Drive. At this level, Rory pulled over and phoned the police.
Rory has already had a run in with youths this 12 months when his bike was stolen earlier this month.
Talking to Edinburgh Dwell, Rory stated: "Actually I really feel fairly dangerous about it, I simply had a motorcycle stolen on the tenth the identical day after getting it again from the storage after it was vandalised in February. I had solely purchased that bike in December.
"That is the second bike that is been stolen, and everybody I do know that rides has had on the very least encounters with these varieties of individuals, both a theft or an try. Each couple of days I am seeing folks having bikes stolen or broken and seeing the police being virtually powerless about it.
“They do not have the sources to cease all of it and I get that, however there's well-known locations in Edinburgh the place these teams function and I actually simply want one thing could be accomplished. I perceive the police are finishing up Operation Soteria and that is an enormous step ahead, I simply hope they proceed the trouble.”
Officers made their method to the scene however had been unable to search out any hint of the riders.
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “Round 9pm on Saturday, 20 August, police obtained a report of two males performing suspiciously on a motorcycle within the Calder Highway space of Edinburgh. Officers attended and there was no hint within the space.
“Police in Edinburgh are dedicated to figuring out and concentrating on these people concerned in motorbike delinquent behaviour and thefts, as a part of Operation Soteria.”
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