Police are searching for the owner of a suspected stolen bicycle following alleged attempts to remove several bikes from a rack.

It happened at around 8.40pm last Tuesday (June 10), outside Rochester Railway Station.

The alleged thief then rode one away, and both the bicycle and its rightful owner have not been located.

David Bateman, of Mount Road, Chatham, was arrested the following day and has since been charged with theft.

The 51-year-old has also been charged with attempting to burgle a bicycle storage area in Corys Road, Rochester, two weeks before.

On Thursday (June 12), Bateman appeared before Sevenoaks magistrates, where he denied both offences.

He will appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on August 8.

If you think the bicycle in the CCTV image belongs to you, please call the appeal line on 01634 792209 quoting reference 46/89755/25.