Family's fear as masked men target motorbike in St John's

The attempted theft happened on a driveway at a home in Martley Road in St John's, Worcester by Tesco Express.

The incident was not reported to West Mercia Police as the suspects did not manage to get away with the motorbike, the family believing security features at their home meant the men left empty-handed. 

We reported last Wednesday (March 22) how three men attempted to steal a motorbike in the vicinity of Brookside Road, in St John's, at 4pm.

The victim of the attempted theft in St John's says the incident in Martley Road happened later that same evening and believes it may be linked - but this has yet to be confirmed by West Mercia Police.

The footage shows men with masks and hoods up and one shining a torch in the driveway of the home.

The mum said: "After reading the story published about Brookside, we heard a motorbike later in the evening so I'm assuming they came back.

"Fortunately we immediately removed her bike and have since put in better CCTV and floodlighting."

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The woman, who asked not to be named, said she believed motion detectors on her drive scared off the intruders. 

She said: "It made us feel violated that people came on to our drive trying to take something we'd saved a long time for.

"My daughter who the bike belonged to is scared, it being at home and my other children feel frightened that strangers were around our home."

If you have information or CCTV that could assist police with the attempted theft in Brookside Road, you can let them know by using the online ‘Tell Us About’ form on the West Mercia Police website at www.westmercia.police.uk, quoting incident reference 344_I_22032023.

Alternatively, you can pass on information anonymously to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting their website: www.crimestoppers-uk.org.