Scooter theft: Be… S.M.A.R.T.
The group S.M.A.R.T. North-West was set up to find, recover and return stolen bikes and scooters to their owners. It’s part of a network who cooperate with the police and councils. Some S describe them as vigilantes, and while w that may have been true, these groups g are now receiving greater official recognition r nationwide. I sat down with one o of them to find out what they do, and a their motivations for doing it. Here’s what w my contact at S.M.A.R.T. had to ssay… “I got into the group because I was pissed off with seeing scooters constantly c getting nicked. I remember aa stunning Lambretta being lifted, the owner o had nipped into a bank and it was pushed p away by a bunch who hadn’t a cclue what they’d just stolen. We posted info over Facebook and it was found later that t day, a wreck. My mate’s GTS was then stolen, he spotted it three weeks later when he was out in his van, so he rammed them off it. He reclaimed the scooter and found drugs stashed within it so immediately phoned the police. An hour later no one had to
