Police step up patrols in north Bristol after teens on motorbikes put public ‘at risk’
Police have stepped up patrols in an area of north Bristol after reports of youths riding dangerously on motorbikes.
High visibility patrols have started in Henbury in a bid to curb anti-social behaviour in the area.
It comes after residents voiced their frustrations about low-level crime in the area - including teenagers riding motorbikes.
Avon and Somerset Police said the patrols ought to reassure the public that reports of anti-social behaviour are “taken seriously”.
As part of the crackdown, police said a 17-year-old boy had been issued with a Community Protection Warning - which bans him from possessing or riding a motorbike unless at a designated track or with permission of the land owner.
A 15-year-old girl was also given an Anti-Social Behaviour Contract, and police are seeking a Criminal Behaviour Order from the courts for another 17-year-old boy.
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