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We thought residents may be interested in all the great work carried out by Greater Eston NPT recently! Below, we take a look at their ongoing work to tackle illegal and nuisance vehicles, as well as those suspected of being used in criminality.
Officers been busy as usual, keeping the law abiding majority of road users safer by seizing such vehicles and dealing with drivers.
A PCSO on their first shift of the week on Tuesday (14th January) spotted a black Fiat Punto suspected of being a so-called community vehicle in Normanby. Officers found it unattended on Cleveland Street and seized it, thereby removing a nuisance car from our roads.
The next day during an operation in South Bank officers identified a man riding pillion on a motorbike which wasn’t displaying number plates. He was traced shortly afterwards and reported to court for not wearing a helmet. Whilst enquiries are ongoing to trace the bike, the 37-year-old offender’s details will be passed on to our colleagues at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council for breaching the district-wide Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in relation to nuisance vehicles.
The same day, officers on proactive patrols stopped an uninsured Renault Clio. The 22-year-old driver admitted having no insurance - or licence - so the Clio was seized and he was reported to court.
Thursday (16th January) saw a white Polo making off at speed from police who were on high visibility patrols in Grangetown. Officers alerted colleagues nearby who soon intercepted it and brought it to a stop. The 36-year-old local driver was found to be driving on a provisional licence and he wasn’t insured to drive the car. Concerned about his demeanour at the roadside, officers conducted a drugs wipe which the driver failed. He was therefore arrested on suspicion and enquiries are ongoing
And a Seat Arona which had been reported stolen during a 2 in 1 burglary in Eston in the early hours of Thursday was located by officers and recovered for forensic analysis. Enquiries into this incident are ongoing.
Rounding off the week on Friday (17th January) officers were again on high visibility patrols, this time in Normanby. Police systems flagged a passing van for having no insurance so it was stopped, and further checks were run – confirming no insurance was in place. The van’s tax had also expired in October and it had two bald front tyres – one was down to the cords!
This meant yet another vehicle was seized and the 24-year-old-driver was reported for driving without insurance and for the two defectives tyres; he’ll attend court at a later date and he will also be reported to the DVLA for driving without tax.
And also on Friday after officers received information from a member of the public about a suspicious vehicle on Station Road, Eston, NPTs located the vehicle and found it to be a Range Rover Velar which had been stolen from Middlesbrough two days earlier. The vehicle has been recovered for forensics and the investigation continues.
Greater Eston NPT Sgt Rory Sadler said: “We’ll continue to take firm action against anyone found driving illegal or defective vehicles.
"If anyone has information on where such vehicles as well as nuisance off-road bikes are being stored and who is using them, please contact Cleveland Police on the 101 number or report online via our website.”