Further to our previous news item here, we have now received the following communication from Merseyside Police:
Scrambler bikes have been our focus over the summer months and will continue to be. Tackling this issue is difficult as the youths on the bikes have no concern for the safety of others and we cannot pursue them for fear of increasing the risks that they will take to escape and the potential consequences to members of the public. They are usually on bikes that have no registration number and are hooded to avoid detection. We have managed to have 2 arrests, 2 seizures for no insurance / Driving Licence, 7 Section 59 warnings, 1 Section 59 seizure, 2 warrants executed, 2 stolen vehicles recovered and have dealt with 91 calls in relation to these incidents.
Please work with us by early reporting of these incidents and your descriptions of the bikes and the riders is very important
Please continue to report all sightings. To report a scrambler bike incident or sighting call the police:
• On 101 or 0151 709 6010
• Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
• Or if it’s an emergency call 999
Whenever possible please give descriptions of the bikes and the riders as well as the location of where they were seen.
Please ensure your safety remains your number one priority and stay clear, don’t get involved.
Click here for a brochure with more information as well as a colour coded map of Rimrose Valley which you can refer to to help pinpoint their location.
We can’t stress enough how essential it is that you report your sightings, as the police telephone logs are reviewed every day and the quantity of public reports goes into determining how much resource the police will allocate to the issue. The more reports that are made to Merseyside Police the better. The police are clear in telling us time and again that they need us to report everything, the more reports the more they can do to help. They want these bikes being used illegally to be destroyed as much as we do and they need our reports to justify their effort to get it sorted.
Please continue to check our website for updates as Merseyside Police devise their plan of action and progress is made, and click here to read our general information page about this issue.
Thank you
