Illegally ridden motorbikes, drugs and weapons were seized by police during a busy few days cracking down on anti-social behaviour.
Among the highlights was a bike that had been used for anti-social behaviour was recovered when the fire brigade attended a flat fire and discovered the off-road bike going up in flames.
Officers from Eston Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) also recovered a van believed to have been used in a ram-raid burglary in Middlesbrough on Friday, February 17.
Eye-eagled officers spotted the van in the Teesville area of Middlesbrough while they were out on patrol.
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And their successful crackdown on illegal bikes and theft continued when they linked up with North Yorkshire Rural Task Force on Friday (February 24) to recover a quad bike in the Lazenby area.
The bike had been stolen just a few hours earlier from the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire.
The following day, officers received information from the public that a quad bike which had been reportedly causing public nuisance had been abandoned in the Eston area. The bike was located and seized.
On Saturday, a motorbike, which was stolen a few days earlier, was recovered from the area of Eston recreation playing fields as part of Operation Endurance – an ongoing campaign which tackles anti-social behaviour caused by off-road bikes in local communities across Cleveland.
During the operation, one man was seen riding a separate motorbike in a dangerous manner who was identified and reported to court for various driving offences.
A motorbike was also seen riding anti-socially in the Greater Eston area and had failed to stop for police.
Later that evening, Cleveland Fire Brigade responded to a flat fire in Grangetown and the same bike which had failed to stop earlier was located within the property alight.
The motorbike was recovered by officers along with a quantity of drugs and weapons and enquiries are currently ongoing.
On Sunday, information was received from members of the public that potentially stolen vehicles were being stored at a property in South Bank.
Officers immediately attended and recovered a suspected stolen quad bike as well as a Royal Enfield motorcycle which had been stolen from the Northumbria Police area in October 2022. Enquiries are ongoing.
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Sergeant Rory Sadler said: “These vehicle seizures underline the determination of Eston NPT to disrupt those who are committing crime and causing anti-social behaviour.
“We continue to work tirelessly on this community priority using all resources available to us but information from the public is vital.
“If you have any information on those who are responsible or where these vehicles are being stored, please do contact 101, report online or report via Crimestoppers.”
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