Police hunt 'dangerous' biker after two-hour chase through South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Police hope the public can identify the person they’re looking for after the rider failed to stop for officers despite a two-hour long pursuit.

Officers requested an off-road bike rider to stop after being seen driving dangerously on Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley on Monday, 6 July at around 9:16pm.

Police say the rider failed to stop when asked and the chase too place through Birdwell, Hoyland, Blacker Hill and into Worsborough.

Sergeant Matt Duffy said: “We are appealing to our communities for your help to identify the man within the image.

“We believe he holds vital information about the fail to stop.

“The manner of the rider’s riding was dangerous and posed a risk to our communities, which will not be tolerated.

“The pursuit of the rider meant that officers were unable to pro-actively patrol the roads of South Yorkshire and were tied up tracking this rider- a waste of valuable resources.

“The rider in the image is wearing distinctive clothing and has a distinctive bike, someone must know something that can help us with our enquiries.”

Anyone who has any information about the bike rider in the picture or the off-road motorist who failed to stop for officers should call police on 101, quoting incident number 531 of 10 June, quoting appeal number 10.

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