Over £100,000 of electric and pedal bikes have been stolen across Tayside in the last six-months.
The thefts have occurred at businesses and homes across the region and also include high-value kit and equipment.
In the most recent incident, a garage was targeted at a property in Pitlochry, between 11.30pm on Friday, 8 April, and 10.30am on Saturday, 9 April.
A Santa Cruz Bullet E-bike, valued at £7,000, a green and yellow Giant Trance E-bike worth £4,000, and a black Giant mountain bike worth £2,500 were taken, along with spare batteries and chargers.
Police Scotland has asked to help combat this kind of theft and to make sure bikes are returned to their owners when recovered, they are asking people to make sure they mark their property.
Details of bikes can be registered free at the national bike register database here.
In addition, it is important that bikes are stored in a secure place and officers recommend that if they are in garages or sheds the frame should be locked to a fixed object, such as the floor.
Sergeant Rob Southern said: “Theft can be heart-breaking for bike owners, especially those who have spent a lot of money on top of the range equipment. E-bikes in particular are a target, and I am urging people to take the security of their property seriously.
“Marking and registering it vital. Many of these bikes are recovered but we cannot return them to their owners if we don’t know who they belong to.
“Anyone with information about the theft of bikes should get in touch. Call us on 101, or make a call anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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