The motorbike theft syndicate that recently moved into Dundee and is now in Glencoe and they are getting meaner.

Two small dogs were poisoned by the gang when they stole a motorbike from a verandah at a Glencoe home in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Last week another off-road bike was stolen from Glencoe.   The Newcastle Motor Theft Vehicle Unit are hard at work tracking the criminals and hope to soon make a breakthrough.

Col Linda Ferreira of the Unit urged the public to be on the lookout for ‘suspicious-looking vehicles’ operating in especially suburban areas as ‘scouting exercises’ are done during the day on possible motorbike thefts.

Anyone with info please contact Warrant Officer Putter at 084 299 2088.