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It no doubt seemed like the perfect crime - a quick snap of the bolt cutters and the thief presumably thought they had gotten away with a new mountain bike.
Little did they realise the bike had a tracker built into its frame, and had led its rightful owner to where the bike was taken to.
The person who has stolen the bike however has now been given an ultimatum, either return the bike before the end of the week or face a visit from 'our Majesty's finest'.
The owner of a stolen bike wrote this humorous letter informing a thief his bicycle was fitted with a tracker - and the suspect could expect a visit from the police if it was not returned
The bike's owner, Aaron Rush, 23, made the demand in a letter which has now become something of an internet hit after it was picked up by bike tech company Blaze over the weekend.
The letter begins with the heading 'Dear Douchebag Bike Thief' and goes on to explain how the owner, a self-proclaimed 'poor student', has been able to trace the bike using the tracker fitted inside the frame.
The letter reads: 'Hi there! You stole my bike last night, admittedly I was kind of ticked off about this, but less so when I realised that you left your face on camera at the station.
'And also you may not have realised but this is not the first bike I've had stolen, so I put a tracer inside the bike frame.
'So unfortunately for you, I know where you live. Please dear bike thief, don't take this as a threat, I'm sure you had your reasons, I just want my bike back.
'All I am asking is if you return the bike before the end of this week, that will be the end of it. If not: You'll be getting a visit by our Majesty's finest.'
Mr Rush then goes on to explain how his stolen bike was a 'grey Giant', before signing off: 'Have a good day! Sincerely, the poor student with no money, but a working printer'.
Mr Rush told MailOnline he discovered his bike had been stolen after he used it to get to his new place of work in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, last Tuesday.
He said he decided to cycle in to work after spending the first two weeks walking there.
He said: 'I started cycling in and literally after one day of having my bike there the bike got nicked.'
The author of the letter said the stolen bike was a 'grey Giant' (file picture)
After the bike was stolen, Mr Rush decided to tape several of the letters to the bike rack where it was taken from before checking the tracker.
He said: 'I put up the letter before I even had chance to check the tracker and thought it might give him a bit of a scare and give him a chance to return it.'
Mr Rush also posted the letter to his Facebook page, where it was picked up and shared by a number of his friends before it gained more attention after it was tweeted by Blaze on Saturday.
Mr Rush said: 'I checked the tracker last week and I could tell that it was still in Kings Langley, so I assumed that would be fine, so I didn't check it again until this weekend but it couldn't find a signal anywhere, so I don't know if it's broken or whether it's been switched off.'
Mr Rush, who can be found on Twitter @A_F_Rush, is now hoping the thief will return it - as he has no money to replace the stolen bike and has been informed it was not covered in his insurance policy.
CYCLIST AMAZED WHEN STOLEN BIKE RETURNED WITH AN APOLOGY
Last year, MailOnline reported how nurse Eileen Remedios was 'gutted' when her beloved bicycle was stolen from outside a patient's house who she had been visiting.
But after leaving a tongue-in cheek note attached to a lamppost begging for its safe return, she had her faith in humanity restored when the thief returned her trusty two wheels along with a humble note of apology.
The gesture amazed Ms Remedios, who has now struck up a written relationship with the mysterious, yet 'sweet bike borrower'.
MailOnline last year reported how nurse Eileen Remedios was 'gutted' when her beloved bicycle was stolen from outside a patient's house who she had been visiting
Ms Remedios left a tongue-in cheek note attached to a lamppost begging for the bike's safe return after it was stolen
Ms Remedios, of Brighton in East Sussex, said: 'I was feeling quite cross. I thought "why would someone want to take my old bike?" I thought maybe someone was drunk and had borrowed it.
'But I never imagined that someone would bring it back. It really has restored my faith in humanity.'
In her frustration, she wrote a note and stuck it to a nearby lamppost saying: 'Please return my bike. It is old but loved and will be frightened without its owner.'
When she returned to the patient's home the following day, she found her bike had been returned along with a note of apology from the reformed thief, which had been stuffed under the doormat of the patient she was visiting.
The bike had been chained to a lamppost, with the keys left inside the envelope.
When she returned to the patient's home the following day, she found her bike had been returned along with a note of apology from the reformed thief
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