Man charged with driving offences and suspected stolen bike recovered

We have charged a man with driving offences following the recovery of a motorbike in Orrell Park on Saturday, 28 September.

At around 6.45pm, a male came to the attention officers on patrol on the Loop Line in the Bull Lane area. The male attempted to make off before he was detained and a Yamaha bike suspected of having been stolen from an address in Netherton on 25 September was recovered.

18-year-old Carl Mooney from Quigley Avenue, Netherton was charged with unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. He will next appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 29 October.

Anyone with information on the antisocial or criminal use of bikes and where they are being stored is urged to contact @MerPolCC, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.