POLICE have released CCTV images of men they would like to identify in connection to a number of bike thefts from the Ilkley and Leeds rail stations.

The first theft happened on June 1 at Ilkley station, when three men approached the cycle rack and stole four bicycles. They then boarded a train to Leeds and at Leeds station they stole a fourth bike.

Four days later at Leeds station, two men approached the bike racks and tampered with the locks on two bikes. The bikes were then stolen.

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: "Officers investigating these thefts now believed they are linked.

"Officers believe the men shown in these CCTV images may have information which could help them investigate.

"If you have any information which could help, please contact BTP by sending a text to 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 178 of 15/06/2018. Alternatively, ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."