Police have arrested a man and recovered two quad bikes following an early morning search near Thirsk.
Officers suspicions were raised when they spotted two quad bikes being ridden through Thirsk early this morning.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “When the riders of the two quad bikes failed to stop for officers, it triggered a search for the vehicles by our specialist operations unit including our police dogs and the National Police Air Service.
“Officers tracked the vehicles northwards through fields along the A19, using a stinger to deflate the tyres at one point. The quadbikes were found abandoned in fields close to the A19 near Osmotherley.”
A man in his 30s from the Stokesley area was arrested nearby on suspicion of vehicle theft, failing to stop for the police, dangerous driving, possessing class A drugs and driving while unfit through drugs.
He was taken into police custody where he remained on Wednesday eveing.
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