‘Vigilantes’ on a mission to reunite owners with their stolen bikes

Britain's cyclists take matters into their own hands as criminals cash in on post-lockdown popularity of cycling

It's the buzz he gets from reuniting the cyclists of Cambridge with their stolen bikes that has turned Omar Terywall into a self-proclaimed vigilante". He said: You get really hooked on it when you start seeing major progress - and, well, it's just nice helping people really, isn't it?"

Like others across the country, from Portsmouth to Glasgow, Terywall runs a local Facebook group where Cambridge cyclists share details of their stolen bikes in the hope they will be spotted. Well-regarded by local police, Terywall happily spends hours each day hunting down stolen bikes via online advertisements and local tip-offs.