Biker cops from Avon and Somerset Police have been paroling the streets of Swindon today as part of a planned operation targeting youths who run riot on mopeds.
Over the past few months, the town’s noticed a significant increase in young people – some armed with weapons – committing crimes such as vehicle theft, assault and public order offences.
The rise in anti-social behaviour has been prominent in the Pinehurst and Penhill areas of Swindon, where today a large number of officers from Wiltshire Police, supported by Tri-force roads policing officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary and Avon and Somerset Police.
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During the operation, ten vehicles were clamped for not having tax, four vehicles seized for no insurance and two traffic offence reports were issued for driving offences; one driver was using a mobile phone and one was driving without an MOT.
Sgt Caroline Burt, Swindon North Community Policing Team deputy, said: “The aim of our operation was to reduce the amount of un-taxed and un-insured vehicles on the roads in Pinehurst and I feel we have made a major dent in that number.
“The operation follows on from a number of reports from members of the public of anti-social behaviour in the area, which ties in with the use of illegal vehicles.
“Today’s successful outcome is the result of local officers closely working with colleagues from Tri-Force Roads Policing and the DVLA – a partnership which we will use again as we continue to crack down on those vehicles and drivers which shouldn’t be on our roads.”