The chance to get the latest weapon in the fight against bike theft for free drew a crowd yesterday

Hundreds of bicyclists waited their turn on Town Hall Square yesterday to receive one the first 600 tracking and registration chips being given away by the City Council

The sensors are inserted in the bikes rear reflector and can reveal its location should it be reported missing by the owner.

Some 18,000 bikes are reported stolen in Copenhagen each year.

The city is giving away 5,000 sensors in all. The next event is scheduled for Monday, 22 June, at a location to be determined in the coming weeks.

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