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Members of an organised crime gang with links to Kent which stole bikes in London have been sentenced. Gavin McKie, of Hill House Road, Dartford, was one of four to appear at Inner London Crown Court yesterday (February 9). The 29-year-old was handed a 10-month suspended sentence for his part in the gang which stole more than £100,000 worth of bikes over a two-year period. First launching its operation in 2020, police recovered 57 pushbikes as well as bike parts at Express Plant Hire – which was being used by the thieves and handlers as a place to dispose of the stolen bikes. At the height of …