POLICE seized four motorcycles as part of a crackdown on motorcycle anti-social behaviour during Rural Crime Week.

Operation Pine saw neighbourhood officers from Northumbria Police work with Forestry England, Northumberland National Parks and rural volunteers in the areas of Slaley, Wark, and Kielder Forests, as well as the Cheviot Hills on Sunday.

Officers said during the operation in excess of 30 vehicles were stopped and checked.

In Blanchland, four motorcycles were seized under Section 165 for having no insurance.

And in Slaley, two motorcycles were issued Section 59 car seizure warning notices.