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Machete-wielding thug stole my son's bike
Blackpool Gazette
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05/02/2024
A teenage boy had his brand new bike stolen by a thug armed with a machete.
The robber threatened to set his dog on Callum if he didn't hand over the bike, and then pulled out the weapon on the terrified youngster.
After sharing a post on social media, Callum's dad was approached by LiveLikeRalph, a local community interest company, who have saved the day.
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Called me crying on the phone, said his bike took off him.
00:05
They threatened him with a dog, to set the dog on him.
00:07
He said give me your bike or I'll set the dog on you.
00:10
Callum said it's not going to happen.
00:12
But he had his coat open and he had the big machete.
00:16
He described the handle and everything and he reached for it.
00:20
Callum says just take the bike.
00:23
He's had a tough year, there's been a lot of family stuff.
00:27
But I thought I'll just treat him to this.
00:31
And I got him the bike and I was just made up with it.
00:35
I loved it. He wanted to put it in his bedroom instead of garage.
00:38
Because it will get dusty in the garage.
00:40
So to hear him crying on the phone that it had been took off him,
00:45
it affected me.
00:48
The fact that some grown man had just come up and took it at knife point from him.
00:53
Just around the corner there on Seasiders Way.
00:55
It's just at the side of the building. It's all lit up, it's camera'd up.
00:59
He put a cone down and he used to practice around the cone and stuff.
01:03
He was just packing up, ready to come home.
01:06
And that's where the guy turned up.
01:08
Just come round the corner, out of nowhere.
01:11
I was sharing it on social media.
01:14
Neil got in touch with me, explaining they've liked Ralph, what they do.
01:19
And what had happened to his son unfortunately and everything.
01:22
And they said, "We're willing to replace his bike."
01:27
Well, I was speechless.
01:30
It got to me. We've never had anything like that.
01:34
These guys are absolutely amazing at what they do.
01:37
It must have been awful for Callum.
01:40
His bike had been taken in awful circumstances.
01:46
We just thought it was terrible.
01:48
I spoke to my co-trustees at Live Like Ralph.
01:52
We said, "Look, if we can do something to help here,
01:56
it would be good if we could replace his bike and put a smile back on his face."
02:00
So, tell me why you're here in Halfords today then.
02:03
Neil, he said, "Look, I'll take you to Halfords at weekend and let him pick a bike."
02:10
Which, yeah, we're another shop realer.
02:14
Callum has chosen a bike not dissimilar to the one that he had,
02:18
that he'd only had a couple of months.
02:20
And we have paid for a new bike for him and every credit to Halfords.
02:27
They gave us a generous discount as well.
02:29
But Live Like Ralph have replaced his bike.
02:31
It'll be ready for him in a couple of days.
02:33
And he'll be out and running again with insurance this time.
02:37
So, yeah, we're very pleased that we can help him out.
02:41
And we sincerely hope that the horrible person that did this crime will be caught as well.
02:48
I'm a great believer in karma.
02:50
You know, if you do good, good things will happen to you.
02:53
But equally, if you do bad and treat your fellow human being the way Callum was treated,
02:59
things do come around again.
03:01
And I'm sure they will for this horrible person.
03:04
So, yeah, you know, and I would encourage other people to do good
03:09
and maybe get involved in Live Like Ralph and support us as well.
03:12
If it weren't for these guys, then we'd still be, you know, saving up for a new bike for him.
03:19
It's his birthday in two weeks, so that would have probably been looking along them lines.
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