Sydney motorcycle thieves....

Found this article on a South African news website..
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1155762902835A236

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Motorcycle thief leaves pets as security
August 17 2006 at 03:49AM

Sydney - Australian police warned motorcycle owners on Wednesday to be
wary of a brazen thief who is failing to return from test rides after
leaving a pet dog behind as security.

Western Australia Police said the man had stolen two expensive
motorcycles advertised in the classifieds sections of newspapers, each
time taking them for a test drive and abandoning a dog.

The animals were being kept in a local authority pound and faced being
put down if they were not claimed, police added.
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Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

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callous bastard. There are some scumbags in the world.....*sigh* Those poor
dogs (AND the poor buggers whose bikes were nicked!)

betty

 

Am out of dogs now, but taking the missus for a ride on Saturday morning...

 

Yes. News organisations will report anything on a slow day.

Why would Western Australian police be commenting on something which has
been happening in Sydney or, conversely, why would an article reporting
something taking place in WA have Sydney in the dateline, Betty?

 

I see what you're saying, it could be a crock. I learned a long time ago
not to believe everything in the newspaper.

On the other hand, having worked on a newspaper, I see that this is a
South African report. The South African paper that reported it may have
only one Australian correspondent, who would probably be based in
Sydney. His job is to scour the news for anything of interest back home,
and if he read that in a WA newspaper he may well have filed a report
datelined Sydney but quoting WA police.

Also, the story is quite short, and probably only a fraction of what the
journalist wrote. So it's lacking in some detail which may have appeared
in the original story.

Evidence is not proof.

I can't find any record of it being reported in Australia, but again
that's just evidence, not proof.

 

<shrug> I'm guessing the news correspondent for the Sarth Effrican service
is based in Sydney... you get a lot of that....

betty

 

Hobart Mercury?

I can't find any record of it being reported in Australia, but again
that's just evidence, not proof.

 

It's kinda telling that they named a newspaper after a heavy metal
which, if metabolised in sufficient quantities, causes brain damage...

 

This was reported in The Age/SMH on Aug 15th, so, umm, no.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

Where did it happen? Was it Perth as stated? Fairfax gives nothing away
so there's no finding it on the net.

 

If the thieving charge won't stick, then get 'em on animal welfare
grounds. lol

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
Before an accident, most city drivers say "****!", whereas most country drivers
say "Hang on to this stubby, mate, while I show you some awesome driving"
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

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http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

Just because you declare something to be an out and out fabrication
doesn't mean that it is.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

They're not the ones who's integrity is in question here. You're the
one who made the claim.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX