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SWMRchase – By Adam Dutton This is the moment a drug-fuelled thief received “instant karma” when he crashed a stolen motorbike after a high-speed police chase. Ciaran Parker, 20, was riding a stolen Kawasaki 300 motorbike in Pelton, County Durham, when he was spotted by a police officer. The motorbike cop gestured for Parker, who was not wearing a helmet, to stop at around 10.30am on April 2 last year but Parker sped off. Dashcam footage shows Parker reaching speeds of 60mph in a 30mph zone as he careered towards South Pelaw. Parker hurtled across junctions and on the wrong…

SWMRquad – by Filipa Gaspar A ”cowardly and shameful” man who drove off and left his girlfriend to die when she fell from the back off his quad bike has been jailed. Alex Evans, 31, had been riding a single seat quad with Grace Vater, 22, sat on the back in December 2023. Gracie fell off the rear of the quad bike and into the road and sustained a severe head injury. Witnesses said she was breathing but unresponsive and stopped to help at the scene before air ambulance and other emergency services arrived. But while others helped Evans, who…

SWMRbike – By Adam Dutton Police are hunting a bike thief who stole a penny farthing from an elderly woman. The distinctive bicycle belonged to a woman who kept it in her garage as a memento of her late husband who used to ride it. It was last seen inside a garage in Lenton Road, The Park, Nottingham, last December. The victim realised it was missing on December 21 and police believe it was stolen around December 18. Police are appealing for anyone who saw anything at the time of the burglary to come forward. Officers have released a picture…