Until May 14 this year, 35 electric bicycles were stolen in Kronoberg County, 29 of them in Växjö. In Kalmar, 41 bicycles have been stolen, of which 26 in Kalmar.
- The availability of electric bicycles has increased and the more bicycles are in circulation the more it is stolen. An electric bicycle is often worth a lot of money, says police spokesman Robert Loeffel.
Home service hitThis week, among other things, several electric bikes were stolen from a storage room belonging to a home service group in Växjö.
But it is not only the bike itself that is popular to steal, sometimes only the batteries are stolen.
- You steal batteries with a simple knob with a screwdriver when the bike is parked, it's worth a lot of money too, says Robert Loeffel.