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Good Morning;
Inappropriate use of off road motorbikes, electric motorbikes and adapted or de-restricted electrically assisted pedal cycles is an issue that is frequently raised by our communities in incident reports, at meetings and on the street.
Operation Hurricane is GMPs response to the misuse of these vehicles that continues to cause significant disruption within communities, affecting quality of life and posing serious risks to the public.
In some cases, this behaviour has resulted in serious injuries and fatal collisions, with devastating consequences for victims, their families and local neighbourhoods.
Officers from our Roads Policing Unit (RPU), Drone and Motorcycle Unit and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) regularly join neighbourhood teams in targeting specific hotspot areas to deter, detect and disrupt offences from taking place. The teams work closely with other GMP teams, partners and communities to use the latest intelligence to target offenders.
Last weekend specialist officers from Operation Hurricane were on duty in the Bolton North area targeting the Tonge Moor, Hall ’i’th Wood and Breightmet areas.
While on duty officers were able to pursue, stop and seize a number of electric motorcycles and illegally adapted pedal cycles – including one device capable of approaching 80mph, used in our communities.
Also seized was another motorcycle suspected of being stolen and used to commit further crime and another motorcycle was stopped and seized by special constables days earlier on Tonge Moor Road.
Where appropriate riders were also reported for the relevant offences which may mean fines, points on their driving licences and even disqualification.
Officers also stopped and spoke with a number of other motorists and particularly motor cyclists to ensure compliance.
You can find out more about Op Hurricane at GMPs website here:
You can also watch a short video clip and see the Op Hurricane Team in action in our YouTube clip here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfOXcEBgWLo
For more information regarding electrically assisted pedal cycles, often known as E-bikes visit the government website here… https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules
Or by visiting Cycle UK website here… (please note this is an external website and not endorsed or controlled by GMP) https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/electric-cycles-and-law-what-you-need-know
Our colleagues from Wiltshire Police also have an informative video regarding E-Bikes here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPuUofuKVNg
Accurate timely reports from members of the public is key to getting results and we thank those of you who have taken the time to report these issues.
If you know someone who is riding a motorcycle illegally, where these bikes are being stored, or have information about riders causing anti-social behaviour, please report it to us. Even small pieces of information can help us build intelligence and take action.
You can report it to us by, Calling our non-emergency number 101, usign the report it function at www.gmp.police.uk or by contacting CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their website https://crimestoppers-uk.org/
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