Teen arrested after armed police chase

A cordon was erected around the motorcycle before police started a search of the surrounding woodland at around 1.30pm.

Crime scene investigators were also present at a property in Longley Road throughout yesterday morning and into the afternoon.

Around a dozen armed officers accompanied the investigating officers at the property.

Residents reported that armed police were also stationed in Hey Lane, near Lowerhouses Junior and Infant School, from around 2am to 5am.

Karen Davidson, who lives close to the school, said: “There were two armed police by the island in front of the school. They had full balaclavas and helmets, you could only see their eyes. An unmarked Range Rover was flying up Hey Lane and Longley Road. They were definitely looking for somebody.”

It is possible to access the woodland area where the motorcycle was found via Hey Lane.

Karen added: “In those woods you could get from the bottom where the bike is to out by the school here and all the way up to Farnley Tyas. You can get all over if you know where you’re going.”

Police asked anyone who saw two individuals armed with weapons on a motorcycle in the Almondbury area of Huddersfield in the early hours of yesterday to call Kirklees District CID via 101, quoting crime reference 13180362147.