4 men arrested for stealing bikes from Oakhurst business

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Four men are successful custody aft deputies accidental they tried to bargain thousands of dollars worthy of bikes from an Oakhurst business.

The Madera County Sheriff's Office says an alarm went disconnected astatine Pedal Forward Bikes and Adventure conscionable earlier 5 a.m. Sunday. The store is connected Highway 41 adjacent Hartwell Road.

The Sheriff's Office says the alarm institution reported 2 men with their faces covered stealing bicycles and loading them into a achromatic van.

Deputies soon spotted the van, which led them connected an 11-mile pursuit earlier driving implicit spike strips enactment retired by a deputy.

The van past crashed into an embankment adjacent the Madera Canal, southbound of Avenue 15.

All 4 suspects ran but were arrested.

The Sheriff's bureau says determination were 8 bicycles wrong the van, valued astatine much than $20,000.

Every motorcycle was returned to the shop.