Doncaster police officer praised for returning stolen bike minutes after 999 call
The victim wrote to police following the theft
A Doncaster police officer has been praised after riding a stolen mountain bike back to its righful owner, just minutes after it was stolen.
The victim who had his mountain bike stolen praised the Doncaster officer who returned it, cycling down his driveway just 30 minutes after his 999 call.
PC Plant, a response officer based at Thorne Station was on duty on 29 October, working a night shift when a call came across the radio for a stolen bike in Dunscroft.
He responded to the local area and was able to recover the bike.
After returning the bike to its owner, they wrote in to say thank you, they said: “There was an attempted theft of my motorcycle and theft of my mountain bike at my home.
“My wife called 999 at 5am and by 5.30am PC Plant was riding down my driveway on the mountain bike.
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“I want to commend the whole force for the response time and particularly PC Plant for dealing with the situation in such a friendly and effective manner.
“CSI also attended within a couple of hours, which was the icing on the cake.”
The investigation into the attempted theft and theft remains on-going.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We really appreciate it when people take the time to write in and say thank you. “