A TEENAGER has had his moped seized by police after he annoyed other residents in his village.
He had previously been issued with an anti-social behaviour notice after complaints about the way he used the machine in Cockfield, near Barnard Castle, County Durham.
When there was a further complaint, a police officer took the moped from him and locked it in a pound.
The youth was told that if he applies within 21 days he can have the machine back - on payment of £105 plus a £12 storage fee for every day it is in the pound.
Inspector Kevin Tuck, of Teesdale police, said: "The teenager caused a nuisance once too often, so it will cost him a lot of money to get it back.
"If he does not apply within the 21 days it will be crushed."
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