Stolen motorbike and 'machete-style knife' found by police at address in Beeston area of Leeds

Police have found a stolen motorbike and “machete-style knife” at an address in Leeds.

Due to information shared by the public, officers from the Leeds District Off Road Bike Team attended an address in Beeston where it was believed a stolen motorbike was being kept. The stolen bike was found, as was a “machete-style knife”. Another off-road motorbike, which had recently been ridden without insurance, was also seized.

In a statement posted on Facebook yesterday (November 14), West Yorkshire Police Leeds South said: “As a result of information from the public, officers from the Leeds District Off Road Bike Team attended an address in the Beeston area where it was believed a stolen motorbike was being kept. Officers located the stolen bike along with a machete-style knife [and] whilst present they also seized another off-road motorbike that had recently been ridden without insurance.”

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