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The padlock on a ventilation hole in the brake disc of a motorcycle

We received confirmation that it was not a fake directly from the police in Emden, who published the following information on April 24, 2023:
Police press release from April 24, 2023
Emden – Dangerous interference with road traffic
There were two cases of dangerous interference with road traffic in Emden last week. As early as April 20, 2023, unknown people had attached a padlock to a ventilation hole in the brake disc of a motorcycle , which was parked in the parking lot of a high school in Steinweg until the early afternoon.
When the 17-year-old owner was pushing her KTM motorcycle to set off, she fell with the machine. The woman from Emden was not injured, but there was damage to her motorcycle. A similar case occurred from Saturday to Sunday on Boltentorstrasse/corner of Rademacherstrasse. Here, unknown people had attached a padlock to a ventilation hole in the brake disc of a Harley-Davidson. On Sunday morning, the 50-year-old owner overturned his machine as he wanted to set off. The man was not injured and there was no damage to the Harley-Davidson.
The police in Emden are investigating both cases and are checking whether the crimes are connected. The Leer/Emden police station asks all motorcyclists to be particularly careful and to check their vehicles before setting off.
Source: Leer/Emden police station
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