Bike theft can be brazen, but here’s one attempt that borders on stupidity. On September 4, 2012, a couple of would-be thieves walked into a Ducati store in the southern London suburb of Croydon and attempted to make off with some pristine new bikes – until intercepted by staffers who made life very difficult for them in a few minutes of swift justice.
The bikes remained in situ, but the bandits remain at large. Check out the CCTV footage below: