Police in Cumbria have seized a motorbike after 'local concerns about anti-social behaviour'.

A spokesperson from Cumbria Constabulary said the Carlisle Firearms Support Unit recovered the vehicle with the help of local residents after it was pursued in the Upperby area.

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The anti-social use of bikes is something the police has said, in a previous article published by the News & Star, that they're continuously working on and tackling through various ways, and can seize motorbikes using powers under the Road Traffic Act.

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