Boy, 14, arrested on suspicion of motorbike theft

Police in Stockport say the teenager and two other males were riding the motorbike

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after police spotted him riding a suspected stolen motorbike.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said three males wearing balaclavas were seen riding the off-road bike in Stockport at about 14:00 BST on Tuesday.

The force said the boy, detained on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, handling stolen goods and possession of a presumed Class B drug, had been bailed pending further inquiries.

Insp Joseph Barron said: "We are fully aware of the issues that e-bikes and off-road vehicles cause within communities, and we are always proactively targeting those who use them in an illegal or dangerous manner."

A GMP spokesperson said two officers followed the vehicle before detaining one of its riders at a petrol station on Marple Road in the Offerton area of the town.

The motorbike is believed to have been taken a week earlier.

Update 9 September: This article has been updated after Greater Manchester Police confirmed that the vehicle involved was a motorbike. It previously said that it was an e-bike.