An off-road bike driven around Ashton-on-Ribble has been seized.

Police pursued the rider in the Blackpool Road area after he was spotted driving in an ‘anti-social manner’ according to police.

The short foot pursuit on Monday 27 January saw the rider escape but the bike was seized by officers.

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Neighbourhood inspector for Preston Dave Byrne said: “This type of activity causes considerable distress to local communities and we will continue work diligently to target off-road motorbike riders who are breaking the law.

If you have these kinds of issues in the area that you live, we urge you to tell us about them so that we can continue to work with our partner agencies to tackle it.”

Anyone who is having problems with nuisance vehicles can report them via 101.

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