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# Appeal after bikes are stolen from teenagers on canal towpath
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/appeal-after-bikes-are-stolen-from-teenagers-on-canal-towpath/
- Published: 2026-04-15T09:00:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-15T09:51:42.000Z
- Description: Police are appealing for information after two teenagers had their bikes stolen on a canal towpath.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Crime, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:11, News

POLICE are appealing for information after two teenagers had their bikes stolen on a canal towpath.

The male and female riders were cycling along the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near the Hopwas Woods bridge at around 3pm on 1st April when the incident happened.

A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said:

> “The offender was a male, aged in his 20s, with a stocky build, wearing a grey Montrex tracksuit and a balaclava. He is said to have spoke with a Birmingham accent and had shown the victim what is believed to be the handle of a bladed item tucked into his waistband.  
>  
> “The offender was the pillion rider on a white Husqvarna crosser-type motorbike and part of a larger group who were all on motorbikes of varying kinds.  
>  
> “They were last seen heading down Lichfield Road towards Tamworth.”

The stolen bicycles were a dark blue Trek/8 and a black and yellow LIV Embolden 2.

Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident 21260050880.