A man has been charged after an early-morning raid on Craigs Motorcycles in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on 8 May in which 40 bikes were taken, all used Honda, Kawasaki, KTM and Yamaha motocross, enduro and trials machines. No road bikes were taken from the multi-make dealership, which offered normal service to customers on the day after the raid.
Mukhtar Kazmi, 25, of Curzon Road, Bradford, has been charged with burglary and has been released on bail to appear at Kirklees Magistrates Court on 18 June.
A blue Transit van was recovered at the scene and as BDN went to press police were looking for other suspects in the break-in and were appealing for witnesses.
Proprietor Craig Holmes, who runs the dealership with sons Aaron and Matt said: “I was blown away when I found out about the theft. We always try to be very vigilant, but it just shows what can happen.”