Man resisted arrest and founded with extendable baton in Lincoln
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced after he resisted arrest and was found in possession of a class B drug and an extendable baton. Arkadiusz Malinowski was spotted by officers riding his Talaria electric motocross motorcycle on Dixon Street whilst wearing a balaclava and dark clothing.
He had overtaken a line of queuing traffic at the junction with Boultham Park Road, before stopping his bike in front of a white Toyota car. During the incident on December 16, 2024, a Lincolnshire Police officer on an unmarked motorcycle noticed that Malinowski’s bike had no registration number, no rear lights, and no indicators.
The officer pulled to the offside front of Malinowski and prevented him from riding off before making clear that he was a police officer. He instructed Malinowski to get off his motorcycle, but the 21-year-old resisted and tried to ride off.
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This resulted in him, his bike and the officer to fall to the left side. Malinowski continued to resist arrest and several members of the public helped the officer to detain him while further officers arrived.
Malinowski was searched and found to be in possession of a class B controlled drug, cannabis, and an extendable baton, the sort issued to police officers. He was arrested for several offences.
Malinowski of Craven Street, Lincoln, appeared at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, January 29. He pleaded guilty to charges of possessing an offensive weapon, possessing cannabis, driving otherwise in accordance with a driving licence and having no insurance.
He was sentenced to six points on his licence, an unpaid work order to complete 100 hours, and a rehabilitation activity community order of up to 50 days. A depravation order was made for the extendable baton while the cannabis was forfeited and will be destroyed.
Inspector Jason Baxter, Roads Policing, said: “We know there are lots of riders who use electric bikes safely and responsibly. We also know there are a growing number of riders who use this sort of bikes/motorbike to commit crimes such as stealing mobile phones.
"This bike was not an electric bike - it was a motorcycle with a top speed of 47 mph. It looks like an electric bike but requires a motorcycle licence of A1 or higher."
He added: "I am exceptionally grateful for the help given to our officer by members of the public. It takes courage to step in and help and it’s likely by doing so they prevented our officer from being injured; thank you.”