Teenager has off-road motorbike seized after complaints from residents
A teenager was given more than £500 in fines and costs and had his off-road motorbike destroyed after being caught out.
Brad Edwards, 18, from Wednesbury was caught by police after complaints about a green and white Kawasaki off-road motorbike in Newport, Shropshire.
He was found on Shuker Close by members of Newport and Donnington Safer Neighbourhood Teams.
Officers seized the bike under powers given them to deal with vehicles being ridden on public roads without insurance.
Edwards, of Walton Road, pleaded guilty when he appeared before magistrates in Worcester on January 9 following the incident which happened on June 30, 2019.
Pc Lee Thomas, from West Mercia Police, said: “Over the summer, we had received a number of complaints of anti-social behaviour by youths on off road and pit bikes riding around Newport.
“With the help of colleagues from the Safer Neighbourhood Team at Donnington we pooled a lot of resources into addressing the issue and this outcome is just one part of the success we were able to achieve.
“It’s worthy of note that after this bike was seized, word clearly got around very quickly and instances of similar activity dropped off overnight.
“I would like to thank the members of the public who came forward with CCTV footage of the offences which was instrumental in us being able to get this matter before the courts.”
Edwards was fined £350 for riding without insurance, £116 for not displaying L plates, a total of £85 costs, given six penalty points, and his motorbike was scrapped.
