One of the bikes stolen in Burntwood on May 14
One of the bikes stolen in Burntwood on May 14

Police in Burntwood are trying to trace two stolen motocross bikes.

The Yamaha 250f bikes, worth around £4,500 in total, were taken from an address in Sandringham Close, Chase Terrace, at around 5am on May 14.

The machines, which were last used at a motocross meeting in Leicestershire on May 9, were taken by three or four people and loaded into what was believed to be a red LDV or Transit van, with a registration of pre-1999.

Anyone with information about the theft can ring PC 5305 Gerard Burge at Burntwood Police on 0300 123 4455 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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