POLICE have released CCTV images of several young men they want to speak to in connection with off-road racing around streets and open spaces in Chelmsley Wood.
The use of bikes and mini motos is an ongoing problem on many local estates, but the number of complaints tends to shoot up with the arrival of the lighter nights and warmer weather.
As reported on this blog last summer, police have previously faced problems catching the culprits and there has been frustration among many residents that more isn't being done to tackle the problem.
Police hope that the pictures released this week will help them to track down those who have been tearing around parks and along pavements in Chelmsley.
Patrols have also been stepped up in Kingshurst and earlier this month officers issued an official warning to an individual who was riding around the Babbs Mills area.
A Solihull Police spokesman said: "If off-road bikes are causing a nuisance in your neighbourhood and you have information about the use of these vehicles, where they're being ridden and who by, then please call 101."
Local people's concerns:
Claire Beresford said there was a problem with racing by the river, near Cambridge Drive, Marston Green. "My kids play there and the last couple of days there's been bikes up and down. Plus one of them had a young child riding a mini bike with him. Neither were wearing helmets."
Nicky Cane said she was tailgated by a group of lads on bikes as she drove down the Collector Road earlier this month. "They were that close that if I'd have had to of braked suddenly there would have been an almighty pile up and probably fatalities as some of the idiots didn't even have helmets on! God knows about the legality of the bikes but all I do know is that they absolutely don't care for anyone's safety!"
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