2 more high end bicycles stolen, Grimsby man now charged with 22 bike thefts

A Grimsby man, a suspected bike thief, is facing more charges after two high-end bicycles were stolen in Burlington earlier in March.

Police say, the first bike was reported stolen Mar. 7 when a $4,000 Scott Genius mountain bike was taken from an open garage in Burlington. The second incident, police say, was reported Mar. 13 after a black and white Cipollini bicycle worth more than $5,000 was taken from an open garage in Burlington.

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The charges from Halton police come less than a week after the same man was charged by Niagara police after 20 high-end road-racing bikes were stolen from garages in St. Catharines, Lincoln and Grimsby.

According to police, the bikes were stolen before being sold on a buy-and-sell website.

Two mountain bikes valued over $20,000 were stolen from a garage in Ancaster in February 2017. The bicycles stolen include a blue 2016 Yeti SB6, valued over $14,000 and a black and pink 2015 Santa Cruz Bronson, worth over $6500.

Halton police told CBC News they plan on working with Hamilton police to investigate any possible connection to the individual charged.

The 30-year-old Grimsby man was released on promise to appear in Milton Court on Apr. 12.