A major investigation is underway after hundreds of tacks, nails and screws were found on a bike trail at Murwillumbah.
Officers were notified about the suspicious activity on the Northern Rivers Rail Trail between Murwillumbah and Mullumbimby earlier this month.
Since then, riders and police have since recovered hundreds of tacks, nails and screws, believed to have been deliberately placed on the recently opened track.
Tweed Byron Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Kehoe said those responsible may have underestimated the serious nature of the offence.
“We’ve had several reports of people injured, or children who have needed to push their bikes a number of kilometres, due to flat tyres caused by tacks scattered over the track,” Det Ch Insp Kehoe said.
“This dangerous and disgraceful behaviour has impacted many members of our community and I’d urge anyone with information about the incident to come forward”.
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