Police arrest knife-wielding thug riding stolen bike

Police arrested a thief as he was riding away on a stolen motorbike.

The 45-year-old man was carrying a knife at the time and was not only disqualified from driving but had no insurance.

Officers from South Yorkshire Police’s Parson Cross Team chased him down and arrested him on Longley Avenue West.

The force’s Sheffield North East NHP said: “He was subsequently arrested for several offences.”

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