Free security devices to help put brakes on motorbike thefts

Do you own a motorcycle and live in North Northamptonshire? 

Corby’s Neighbourhood Policing Operation Pacify team has purchased more than 150 security locks thanks to funding from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).

The team successfully secured £4,000 from the NPCC’s Opal unit, which was set up in 2019 to focus on serious organised acquisitive crime that has a detrimental impact on the quality of life for others.

On Thursday (September 18), the Operation Pacify team will be at the Rockingham Leisure Park in Princewood Road, Corby, between 6pm and 8pm, to provide crime prevention advice and hand out disc alarms and security locks.

On Saturday (September 20), the team will be at Holland Square on the Prior’s Hall estate in Corby, between 4pm and 6pm, where they will again be distributing security devices as well as be on hand to speak to anyone with concerns.

To qualify for a free disc alarm or lock, you will need to prove that you own a motorcycle and that you are a resident in North Northamptonshire. There is a limit of one item per household.

If you are unable to attend the drop-in sessions but would still like to speak to the team, they can be emailed directly at operation.pacify@northants.pnn.police.uk and PC Crabb will get back to you when on duty.

Anyone who wishes to report a crime is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or make a report online at www.northants.police.uk/ro or for general crime prevention advice visit www.northants.police.uk/crime-prevention.