'We know this is infuriating... we will smash the problem'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The 'blight' of off-road and electric bikes has 'changed the dynamic' for police, the top cop in charge of tackling anti-social behaviour in Greater Manchester has said.

Reports of people causing a nuisance on small motorised bikes or quad bikes, not designed to be used on the road, have gone up by 100 per cent in parts of the region, it has been revealed.

There have been almost 500 reported incidents in five boroughs alone since June this year. The fact they're seen as 'cool' by a certain demographic of mostly teenagers and young men - and can be easily bought online for 'a few hundred pounds' - is causing cops a serious problem, a senior officer has told the Manchester Evening News. READ MORE: 'I'm Stockport's new top cop - this is the first crime I'll be tackling...

we'll be knocking on doors in the early hours' The question how to tackle them, with police chases often impractical or posing too big a risk to the rider and the public, is a difficult one.