West End Police launch new bicycle security campaign

Deputy Premier and state member for South Brisbane Jackie Trad MP recently joined police officers from West End and Anne Savage, CEO of Bicycle Queensland last week to launch a new initiative aimed at increasing bicycle security.

Officers from West End have launched a webpage on their local myPolice site, entitled West End Serial Hub, that will allow bike owners to enter their bicycle serial number and receive a copy of it via a QPS email.

The West End Serial Hub encourages bicycle owners to keep a permanent record of the email so that if their bike is ever lost or stolen they can use the email as a reference for their serial number and provide this to police.

This provides police with an increased potential to return located bikes to their owners by matching the serial numbers.

Many bike owners are unaware their bicycle contains a unique serial number that identifies their bike. This serial number is usually located under the bottom bracket where the two pedal cranks meet or can be in places such as the headset or the rear strays.

This initiative encourages people to locate and keep a record of their serial number, so they have an increased chance of their bike being reunited with them should it ever be stolen or go missing.

Deputy Premier Trad said the initiative, which was developed by local officers, was an excellent example of the QPS initiating and implementing crime prevention solutions that would benefit local communities.

“The West End Serial Hub demonstrates the creative solutions that our local officers are implementing to help target and reduce crime at the local level,” Deputy Premier Trad said.

“I encourage residents in the West End and South Brisbane area to take advantage of this new initiative and I look forward to seeing similar projects rolled out at the local level into the future.”

Police continue to encourage bike owners to ensure they secure their bike at all times.

Click here to access the West End Serial Hub.

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