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Alessandro Rochi, theatre manager at Royal London Hospital, with one of the bicycles. - Credit: Met Police More than 100 stolen, unclaimed bicycles being kept by the Met Police were handed out to NHS workers at an event. Officers from the force s Central East Command Unit, which covers Tower Hamlets and Hackney, teamed up with charity Pro Bike Service CIC to arrange the event on April 26 and 27 at Here East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The charity repaired and serviced the bikes for free, while representatives from BikeRegister and Sold Secure also attended to register the recipients and their bicycles on the National Cycle Database and provide security locks. ....
By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex Police gave away more than 100 stolen bikes to NHS staff. Photos: Met Police More than 100 stolen bicycles have been handed out to NHS staff after there owners failed to come forward. The bikes had been confiscated by the Met Police from criminals, however the force had been unable to return them to their rightful owners. The Police teamed up with bicycle charity Pro Bike Service CIC to arrange an event for the stolen bicycles to be given to NHS staff. Staff at Barts Health NHS Trust – which runs Whipps Cross Hospital – were invited to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford this week where over 100 bikes were handed out. ....