A man will appear before the Magistrates’ Court this morning after he was charged  with stealing 13 bicycles. 

A statement from the RGP follows below:

Ismael Hajjal Chairi, a Moroccan national living in Algeciras, was also charged with  Going Equipped and Attempted Theft. 

The 43-year-old was arrested by RGP officers on 5th of February on suspicion of the  Attempted Theft of a bicycle. 

Following an investigation by both Response Team officers and the Criminal  Investigation Department, he was charged with a total of 15 offences and remanded  at New Mole House last night. 

The bicycle thefts, which total around £10,000, occurred between December 2024  and February 2025.