Teen gang shows off exploits using stolen motorbikes

RIDERS AS YOUNG AS 13 SEEN IN TIKTOK VIDEOS

A GANG of boys who drive stolen mopeds and motorbikes around east Hull plaguing residents are showing off about their criminal exploits in Tik Tok videos.

The brazen teens, some as young as 13, ride the stolen bikes up and down roads in Southcoates, east Hull, where Max Clarke, then aged ten, was hit by a speeding off-road bike and lost his leg in an accident in May last year.

The gangs reach speeds of up to 70mph on pavements, one angry resident said.

They said Bilsdale Grove is their favoured route, and it is used as a cut-through to a nearby track where they reach high speeds.

One post for the @hu9active1 group uses the hashtag #come getus and starts off with an image of a stolen motorbike.

The account, which has more than 1,300 followers, shows two teen boys riding the bikes on wasteland, and 350 people “liked” the video.

In some videos the driver is filming the gang while driving one-handed.

The resident said: “If there is a post saying a motorbike is stolen on Facebook, it’s minutes until you see it driving by up and down and then onto the track.

“All of us down here report it, it seems to be a minor problem with policing, these kids seem untouchable.

“I’ve had coppers say there isn’t anything we can do because if we give chase and they come off then we would be in trouble.

“They drive up to the coppers around here looking to be chased. I’ve seen them pull up on stolen motorbikes to police car windows.

“There are kids as young as 13. I constantly report the problem. They drive up and down the pavements at 60 to 70 mph. It’s not long until another child is injured or dead from their antics.”

The gang is usually out in force every Saturday and Sunday night and use a track where Max was hit in the horrific accident last year.

A resident said: “If the police came they could catch so many of them, as they just stand outside of the flats and drive up and down the street.”

Humberside Police’s Neighbourhood Police Inspector Mark Peasgood said: “We are aware of these young people using social media to show their exploits and we have gathered information to try to identify those responsible.

“I understand the impact and disruption that antisocial behaviour has on our local communities, which is why I want to be really clear that this type of behaviour is will not be tolerated.

“We are continuing the work of Op Yellowfin which is an ongoing force-wide operation to tackle motorbike related crime.

“We ask any residents to call us about any incidents they see so we can act on that information.

“Please call our non-emergency number 101 to report an incident quoting Op Yellowfin.”