MP encourages police to chase scooter thieves

MP Nick Hurd has told police officers they shouldn't be scared to chase thieves on scooters.

Currently, the Police Federation discourages its members to get involved in chases in case someone is hurt and the officer finds himself in court on some sort of charge or other.

However, Hurd said said the government is reviewing the law and said things will be changed to better protect the police should something nasty happen.

There has been a huge surge in crimes involving scooters and motorbikes in the last three years with 24,329 crimes committed using a moped in the year to February 2018.