South Yorkshire Safer Neighbourhood Teams

Update 19/08/11:
Last night officers held an operation to tackle nuisance motorbikes across the area. This was a counter nuisance motor cycle initiative with cross border liasion Woodhouse & Mosborough SNA, Fire Service, Off Road Police Cyclists, Long Range Camera Teams and Air support.

The operation involved enforcement patrols and engagement.

Results of the operation were :
Illegal Off Roading home visits, warning letters and information packs.
ADM171 (warning notices) x 2 issued.
Hotspots patrolled.
Repeat caller reassurance visits (callers who regularly report to us nuisance motorbikes in their area).
Report on summons x 1
Further intelligence gathered.

We will be holding more of these operations in the future so please keep ringing us to give us information on 0114 2202020 or 0114 2523993. It is useful if you can provide us with information about the types and colours of bikes and any information about the riders including addresses or even just a certain road that the riders live on.

Update 03/08/11:
Motor scooter seen by helecopter, vehicle dumped, rider tracked to an address and identified by helecopter. One male detained.

Update 17/07/11:
Rider seen struggling to push motorcycle through 'A' frame on Edenhall Rd. Bike abandoned and recovered.

Update 16/07/11:
Motorcycle pulled out in front of Police vehicle, 2 riders with no helmets. Passenger jumped off and ran down a gennel, rider initially struggled to get bike started, jumped off and pushed, he let it roll into a stationary car. Male arrested for suspected theft of motor vehicle.

Update 31/05/11:
Motorcycle seen riding in an anti-social manner in the grounds of City Road Cemetery. With help of the force helicopter the bike was recovered after it was dumped in a wooded area. The motorcycle had been stolen the night before.

Update 25/05/11:
Following a sighting by officers on Harbourough Avenue, 1 was detained and a motorised scooter was seized.
 
Update 18/05/11:
An old style Vespa scooter was recovered in wooded area following report by a local school child. Bike was stolen from the Woodthorpe area earlier in the day.

Update 11/05/11:
Following sighting of bike being dumped in a gennel, offender chased and arrested. A white off road bike recovered.

Update 28/04/11:
Following sighting by officers on Seaton fields, motorcycle then seen entering rear garden of nearby. Bike seized and caution issued to resident for obstructing a Police Officer.

Update 24/04/11:
Blue moto-cross bike seized on Stafford Road following sighting of rider in Norfolk Park. Offender abandoned the bike and fled.
 

Update 10/03/11:
2 motorcycles seized on Outram Rd, Wybourn. Offenders fled the scene however 1 was later arrested. Both bikes were stolen earier in the day from the Intake area.