Bristol to Bath Cycle Track Robberies Reduced ; Police Have Reported a Marked Reduction in the Number of Robberies On the Bristol to Bath Cycle Path After Five Arrests and Measures to Make the Route Safer.

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › September 02, 2008

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Police have reported a marked reduction in the number of robberies on the Bristol to Bath cycle path after five arrests and measures to make the route safer.

Patrols were increased along the Easton stretch of the path with officers on foot and using bikes and motorbikes to cover the route which saw 14 attacks in a week in May.

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Bristol to Bath Cycle Track Robberies Reduced ; Police Have Reported a Marked Reduction in the Number of Robberies On the Bristol to Bath Cycle Path After Five Arrests and Measures to Make the Route Safer.

The city council's parks department has cut back shrubs so there are fewer places where muggers...

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