Aerial View of Bootle (Image: EFP Drone Footage)

A teenager ran from police after a motorbike was dumped in Bootle . On Friday, November 21, Merseyside Police officers spotted an off-road motorcycle being ridden "precariously" on Stuart Road, then onto Taylors Lane in Bootle.

The rider dumped the motorbike and fled from officers. A 15-year-old boy from Walton was arrested a short time later on suspicion of driving a vehicle without a licence and without insurance. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Operation Gears is Merseyside Police's response to the illegal use of bikes - including electric and electrically assisted bikes - by criminals who often steal them to travel around Merseyside transporting drugs and weapons.

If you see any illegal use o

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