Illegal bikes and vehicles seized in Daventry
It's part of Northamptonshire police's Operation Fragment
Daventry officers working to improve their community have seized illegal and nuisance motorbikes and other vehicles, making good on their pledge to concerned residents.
Vehicle nuisance is regularly voted as a local priority in Daventry, with people reporting dangerous riding, excessive noise and other issues to Northamptonshire Police.
Seized vehicles include off-road motorcycles, a quad bike, an e-bike, and an illegal e-scooter.
A spokesperson for Northamptonshire police said:
"Where vehicles are not road legal and the ownership can’t be established due to criminal use, they will be crushed, preventing them from being used illegal and irresponsibly in the future.
"Others, such as the quad, may be released if ownership can be proved and the claimant has the means to collect it from the recovery agent."
The seizure activity is being run by officers from Daventry Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) and Operation Fragment, a partnership project working to tackle crime, anti-social behaviour and environmental issues in the town.
Operation Fragment Sergeant Josh Ellard, of Daventry NPT, said: “Over the summer, we’ve been working hard to tackle nuisance vehicle use across Daventry and seize bikes and other vehicles involved.
“Road safety and road traffic offences have been identified as priorities by our residents, so we’ve been proactively targeting those who use our roads and public places to ride or drive illegal motor vehicles.
“Community information has hugely assisted officers in identifying drivers and locations of vehicles, enabling our seizures, and we continue to encourage the reporting of such activity.
“I hope this work further demonstrates to our residents that when they share their concerns with us, we take robust action in response. ‘You said, we did’ remains our goal and I’d like to thank everyone who has shared information with us – please keep it coming so we can work together to keep Daventry a safe and pleasant place to live and work.”
Launched in September 2023, Operation Fragment brings together Northamptonshire Police, West Northamptonshire Council, Daventry Town Council, housing bodies and charities to tackle crime and environmental issues and provide advice and support to residents. Its current focus is on the Grange Estate, having started its work the previous year on the Southbrook Estate.