A few months ago, last May, a resident of Strasbourg had his bicycle stolen.
A news story of a sad banality as the thefts of bicycles are numerous, not only in the Bas-Rhin but everywhere in France.
Except that this time, the two-wheeler was found… almost a thousand kilometers away.
The unusual outcome of this story took place on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, in the Saint-Pierre district, in Toulouse.
According to our colleagues from
La Dépêche
, a man was riding a bicycle when he came across a police patrol.
Except that at the sight of the screen-printed car, the individual turned around to flee.
Behavior suspicious enough for the police to decide to check the cyclist.
Stolen 5 months earlier 950 km away
They managed to intercept it quickly and they discovered the reason for its escape by checking the identification number of the bicycle in their files.
Not only did the bicycle come out as having been stolen, but the file indicated that the theft had taken place last May, in Strasbourg, 950 km north of Toulouse.
"Like what, no matter where, you're never really safe from being arrested while riding on a stolen bike!
“, quipped the Bas-Rhin national police on Twitter.
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