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  • Police out in numbers in bid to tackle 'increasing problems' with bikes

    From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 14 08:39:27 2023
    Police have appealed for more information about increasing problems with bikes in south Telford. Officers were out patrolling the Woodside and Madeley areas of the town in big numbers on Saturday.

    PCSO Katy Balaam, of the policing team in Brookside, said: "We have received further reports of off road bikes in south Telford. If you see off road bikes please call 101 and give a description and direction of travel. If you have any information
    regarding off road bikes including where they are being stored please email us at opspree@westmercia.police.uk "

    A spokesman for Telford Police added that a "vast amount of patrols" have been carried out under Operation Spree in response to "increasing problems".

    "Please report via opspree@westmercia.police.uk or alternatively, ring 101."

    Police Sgt Rich Jones tweeted that West Mercia Police in partnership with Telford & Wrekin Council have been "tackling the anti social use of off road bikes in South Telford."

    https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2023/05/14/police-out-in-numbers-in-bid-to-tackle-increasing-problems-with-off-road-bikes-in-telford/

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  • From swldxer1958@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 14 09:59:58 2023
    Three new off-road bikes have been bought by police after complaints of people causing nuisance and annoyance by riding them dangerously.

    West Midlands Police bought the new bikes using money seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

    It is illegal to ride any motorbike in public open spaces such as parks and on pavements, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster said.

    Complaints had been made about people riding them dangerously, he said.

    "Obviously the health and safety of members of the public, including those off-road bikers, will of course be important to factor in to any operation that West Midlands Police [are] partaking in," he said.

    "But it will be also a priority to make sure that those offenders are brought to justice." The Labour PCC stated illegal off-road biking was responsible for impacting on quality of life, "causing nuisance, annoyance for those local people and communities
    across the West Midlands".

    Officers could patrol public parks, rough and uneven paths and wasteland in any weather, he said.

    Neighbourhood officer Sgt Bill Gutheridge, from the Solihull local policing area, said drones would be used to spot people.

    He stated: "This summer, in your areas, you will see regular operations involving these bikes and the drones team to identify and arrest offenders.

    "There will be no let-up in our efforts to combat anti-social biking as we head into the summer."

    The PCC said a dedicated team with the bikes would work in partnership with local neighbourhood and drones policing teams.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to swldx...@gmail.com on Sun May 14 17:40:35 2023
    On 14/05/2023 04:39 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

    Police have appealed for more information about increasing problems with chav-bikes in south Telford...

    I'm not familiar with the area, but I'm prepared to accept that this is
    not before time.

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