Teenagers charged and mopeds seized in crackdown on York road crime

Police have been cracking down on anti-social behaviour on the roads of York.

And as a result four teenagers have been charged with a variety of offences.

Acting on community concerns, North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Casbia has seen motorbikes and mopeds seized, and home visits made to parents of children found behaving anti-socially in the city.

Now, four people will appear in court in connection with road traffic offences linked to the operation.

The four in court

An 18-year-old man will appear at Northallerton Magistrates Court on 21 February, charged with driving a Piaggio Zip on Regent Mews without a licence in October 2017.

A 16-year-old boy will appear at Harrogate Magistrates Court on 24 January and 31 January, charged with driving an Aprilia SR 50 without a licence on Barkston Grove in September 2017, and Regent Mews in October 2017.

A 17-year-old boy will appear at Harrogate Magistrates Court on 24 January, charged with failing to give information about the identification of the driver of an Aprilia moped in December 2017.

A 16-year-old boy will appear at Harrogate Magistrates Court on 15 February, charged with driving a Peugeot scooter on Clifton Moor Gate without a licence in November 2017.