Lock, stand and suspect

A SUSPECTED thief was arrested by police when he was spotted pushing a bike along Leyton High Road with a lock and cycle stand still attached to it.

The man, who was also pushing another bicycle at the time, was seized by officers from Grove Green Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) on Tuesday September 28 and is now on bail, it has emerged.

It was later discovered that a cycle stand outside nearby Leyton Tube station was missing.