Danny Macaskill was reunited with his bike after a social media campaign.
A man stole an expensive bike from the flat of a professional cyclist who got it back after a social media campaign.The stunt cyclist - who has 500 million views on YouTube - locked his flat in Pollokshields after midday and round an hour later, a neighbour noticed a man he did not recognise in the stairwell.Mr Macaskill returned around 5pm to find that a variety of items had been taken.
Prosecutor Sean Docherty: "The following items were stolen - a mountain bike valued at £8,500, two ski jackets valued at £570, a Gucci watch valued at £500. "There was also a Tag Heuer watch valued at £980, mixed currency totalling £600, a Nintendo Switch valued at £300, a passport, a Seiko watch at £100 and a beard trimmer valued at £15."
Macaskill, who was noted to have a "large scale social media following", posted a request for information regarding his stolen property.Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.
Mr Docherty said: "On May 13 2019, following the message on social media, witnesses observed Stevenson riding the bike on Maryhill Road.Stevenson, of the Maryhill, was arrested nearly a month later for another matter.Sentence was deferred until October for good behaviour by Sheriff Matthew Jackson KC.
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