Police have launched a crack down on nuisance bikers who have plagued the residents of the Carr Hills and Calverley Woods in Calverley.
Officers from the Leeds District Off-Road Bike Team responded on Friday to more reports of illegal bikes being used on the fields and the woods of Calverley.
A police helicopter was used to trace a bike and its rider, who were followed to an address in Bradford.
Posting on Facebook, a police spokesperson said:
“The message is simple. Ride illegal bikes you’re gonna get caught.”
PCSOs also seized a bike from the Post Hill area of Pudsey, after reports of off-road motorbikers driving at people walking.
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