AN electronic tracker on a stolen e-bike led officers to the discovery of 4 in a back garden in Everton on Wednesday, 6 August 2025.

A report was received just after 7.30pm that the black Carrera bike had been stolen after being left outside a supermarket on Everton Brow. The victim tracked the bike using an electronic tag and directed officers to its location.

Matrix officers where assisted by officers from Operation Gears, Merseyside Police’s response to the theft and use of e-bikes in criminality, as well as the Dog Section.

They found the bike in a back garden on Haigh Street, where 3 more electric bikes – also suspected to have been stolen – were also recovered.

Enquiries are ongoing to locate a suspect and the bikes are being forensically examined.

Matrix Inspector Mark Worrall said:- “Tackling the theft of electric bikes and their use in criminality is a high priority for us, and we will deploy all the tools and resources available to us to disrupt those who steal them and use them to commit crime. Yet again, the presence of a tracker in an electric bike has helped us locate a stolen bike very soon after it was taken, and enquiries are ongoing to identify those who took it and bring them to justice. Operation Gears is Merseyside Police’s response to the use of electric and electrically assisted bikes by criminals, who often steal them to travel around Merseyside transporting drugs and weapons. As in this case, any information we receive on the criminal use of such bikes will be acted upon. This owner had a tracker fitted to his bike, and we would urge others to follow suit to ensure we can reunite you with your vehicle, and increase the opportunities for us to identify the person who took it.”

If you see any illegal use of e-bikes, e-scooters, or electric motorcycles, please report it to Merseyside Police as soon as possible. Contact them via X @MerPolCC or on Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’.

You can also report information via their website or call:- 101, with reference:- 25000618357.

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on:- 0800 555 111, or via their website. In an emergency always call:- 999.