Scooter travelling at 30mph on footpath seized

Holly PhillipsBBC News
News imageGetty Images A close up of an e-scooter's wheels. It is a black bike with black tires and is standing on a footpath.Getty Images
Humberside Police confiscated an e-scooter after they clocked it being ridden at 30mph on a footpath (file image)

Police are holding a day of action in Grimsby on Friday as part of a wider crackdown on motorcycle-related crime and antisocial behaviour.

It follows a week-long exercise in Hull, as part of Operation Yellowfin, during which Humberside Police confiscated nine illegal scooters from the streets.

The force also seized an electric bike that was travelling at 30mph on a footpath on Beverley Road at about 15:00 BST on Thursday 21 August.

Insp Claire Jacobs, from the force's neighbourhood policing team, said the increased police presence was about "fostering responsible behaviour and creating long-term solutions".

News imageHumberside Police The back of a police van marked with yellow and orange stripes. To the right is a red police bike with an officer sat on it wearing a black helmet, black sunglasses and a yellow hi-visibility jacket. The sky is blue with some clouds.Humberside Police
Officers from Humberside Police were on motorcycle patrol in Hull last week

One person was arrested and two stop and searches were also carried out, one of which resulted in Class A drugs being found and a summons to court issued.

"Every stop, every conversation and every intervention aims to make our communities safer," Insp Jacobs said.

The day of action in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, will see a drone, Operation Yokohama off-road motorbikes and police cars take to the streets from 13:00 BST.

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