Man arrested as two illegal e-bikes seized by police

A man has been arrested after he took off from officers on an illegal e-bike. Police seized two illegal e-bikes and arrested a 20-year-old man, from Huyton, following separate incidents in Huyton and Bootle on Monday, September 2.

Merseyside Police were on patrol on Longview Drive, in Huyton, when they saw a man driving an illegally adapted e-bike in an anti-social manner. He failed to stop despite being asked to by officers. They followed him onto a nearby street and arrested him on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle without a licence, drug driving, failing to stop, possessing a controlled Class B drug (cannabis) and using a motor vehicle without insurance. He has been released under investigation.

In a separate incident on the same day, a driver of an e-bike was stopped on Merton Road, in Bootle, and the vehicle was seized after officers suspected it had been illegally adapted.

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Inspector Brian Loughran said: “Thanks to the quick-thinking actions of officers who were on patrol, they have been able to seize two suspected illegal e-bikes in separate incidents and also make an arrest.

“We know how frustrating the anti-social use of electric bikes and mopeds can be for our communities. The offenders who ride them anti-socially not only pose a threat to other road users and pedestrians, they risk their own safety by riding too fast, through red lights and often without a helmet. We regularly attend reports of incidents to attempt to prevent those on the bikes from posing any further risk to our communities.

“Do you know anyone in your community driving stolen or illegal e-bikes? By telling us who is handling these bikes we can take positive action and prevent further people falling victim to this type of criminality”. Anyone with any information about criminal activity in their neighbourhood is asked to call Merseyside Police on 101, DM us @MerPolCC or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. Alternatively, visit Crimestoppers’ website to make an online report here: Giving information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)