Police officer's bike parts stolen

A 21-year-old man today admitted receiving stolen parts from a police officer’s motorbike.

Dominic Daniels paid $200 for a man to customize his bike and ended up in court as a result.

Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told the court on January 28, PC Timothy Evelyn parked his bike outside of his home.

At 6:45am, he realised the cycle had been stolen and an investigation began.

On April 22, officers including PC Evelyn were on duty at the Prospect Impound when the bike was impounded on another matter.

PC Evelyn identified several parts of the cycle as belonging to him.

Daniels was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen goods.

In a police interview, he told officers he paid a man $200 to replace parts on his motorbike.

In the interview, the officers asked if he knew if there was anything illegal about the new parts on his bike. Daniels said he didn’t care.

In court, the defendant said: “It was a mistake. I’m sorry for this whole ordeal.

“I had no idea that those parts were stolen. I thought this was a legitimate transaction.”

Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner questioned if Daniels was telling the truth about not knowing the bike parts were stolen.

He ordered pre-sentencing reports and adjourned the matter

Daniels pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods, a Honda Scoopy frame and plastics belonging to PC Evelyn between January 28 and April 23.