TWO people have been arrested after police stopped a stolen motorcycle.
Wiltshire Police's Roads Policing Unit followed the vehicle in an unmarked car on Friday, assisted by a community policing team from Trowbridge.
The motorcycle had been taken from Bath and had been driven into Wiltshire.
Dashcam footage posted on social media shows the moment officers blocked the path of the motorbike and ran out to arrest its rider and passenger.
#RPU have 2 in the cells, assisted by @trowbridgeCPT following one of our unmarked units having stopped this #stolen motorcycle from BATH @ASPolice earlier today!! Rider also arrested for S5A drug drive and both in possession of cannabis!! #Recovered #Fatal5 #Teamwork pic.twitter.com/VqRBiLKsL0
— Wilts Specialist Ops (@WiltsSpecOps) November 18, 2022
Both are now in police custody on suspicion of stealing a vehicle and being in possession of cannabis, with the rider also suspected of drug driving.
Drug driving is one of the 'fatal five' crimes police are particularly focused on as part of the force's Project Zero.
The five offences which are the most common cause of road accidents are excess speed, drink/drug driving, driving whilst using a mobile, driving whilst not wearing a seat belt and careless/dangerous driving.
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