Overview
- Two balaclava-clad suspects on a moped robbed Jakroo Handsling Racing on Dover Park Drive, Putney, on March 13 just before 3pm.
- Video shows one thief climbing onto a Volvo XC40 and removing a locked Handsling A1R0evoS from the roof rack as the pair fled.
- Team manager Tony Poole says one robber brandished a large machete-style knife when he confronted them, and no injuries were reported.
- The stolen bike is valued up to £8,000; a second bike was left mangled and the car sustained dents and a cracked windscreen.
- The Met says enquiries continue, with officers reviewing social‑media footage and forensic evidence including a lifted boot print; no arrests have been reported and witnesses are urged to call 101 quoting CAD 3953/13MAR26.