West Midlands Police has seized three off road bikes as part of a hard-hitting crackdown on dangerous riders.
Local residents in Walsall had complained to officers at a public meeting, claiming that off road bikes were blighting their area.
After weeks of intelligence gathering, action was taken on Thursday morning (18/08) and four addresses were visited by officers.
A quad bike was seized at an address in Bloxwich and a man, aged 18, has agreed to be voluntarily interviewed at a later date.
Officers attended an address in Coalpool and seized a scrambler bike and a quad bike from the location.
A man, aged 18, was arrested on suspicion of obstructing police and was later de-arrested. He will be voluntarily interviewed later this week in connection with public nuisance offences and obstructing police.
Two more ddresses were also searched in the area but no bikes were found.
PC Gemma Griffith, from Blakenall Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Local residents have been plagued by problems associated with people riding off road motorbikes.
“Some drivers of motorbikes and quad bikes have been driving dangerously in the area posing a risk to the welfare of members of the public and we are taking the matter very seriously.
“Residents have reported near misses on canal towpaths, residential streets and local parks. This is a real problem for the people in the area and we made a promise to tackle this issue.
“Yesterday, we have seized several vehicles we believe were being used in an anti-social manner and we hope that today’s action will alleviate some of the resident’s worries.”
