Motorbike theft gang escape after search involving police plane and cops on the ground in Sheffield
Discarded tracker found by police after theft
A police plaeroplane was called out to help search for a gang of motorbike thieves.
Police launched a search after a group were reported to have made off with a Yamaha Tracer motorbike from a street near Norton.
Despite the National Police Air Service launching a search from the sky, helping officers on the ground, no trace was found of the suspects, other than a tracker which is thought to have been taken off the stolen bike and ditched.
The police plane was in the air for over 20 minutes during the search.
South Yorkshire Police said: “At 6.55pm on Thursday, July 23, we received a report of a black Yamaha Tracer bike being stolen by a group of men in Mount View Road, Sheffield.
“Officers deployed to the scene alongside NPAS colleagues to search for the bike to no gain. A discarded tracker believed to belong to the bike was found by officers.”
Police say their enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is being asked to report it online or call 101.
Quote incident number 875 of July 23, 2026, in any messages to officers.