Petition launched to save Leeds off-road police bike team
Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 13:02 · Archive
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition opposing West Yorkshire Police plans to scrap a dedicated off-road bike team.
West Yorkshire Police is proposing to scrap a dedicated off-road bike team in Leeds, prompting a public petition against the move. More than 1,000 people have signed the petition calling on the force to preserve the specialist unit.
The petition warns that dismantling the team would 'directly fail every single resident of Leeds who is affected by the menace of bike-related crime'. Leeds councillors have responded to the proposal by calling for an 'urgent review' into the plans, with one characterising the move as 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'.
No details have been provided by the outlets about West Yorkshire Police's reasons for proposing the closure or any timeline for a decision on the matter.
How it is being reported
- Police off-road motorbike team could be axed - 1,000 people want it savedTelegraph & Argus · 1 Oct, 16:50
- Leeds councillors call for 'urgent review' into proposals to axe off-road bike police teamYorkshire Evening Post · 1 Oct, 16:30
- Petition to save dedicated off-road bike forceBBC Leeds And West Yorkshire · 1 Oct, 15:40
- 'Save the Leeds Off-Road Bike Team': Petition launched to stop specialist police unit being axedYorkshire Evening Post · 30 Sept, 11:30
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