{"id":1517,"date":"2021-07-31T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/geraldton-police-used-drones-in-raid-on-trail-bike-hoons-3\/"},"modified":"2021-07-31T08:07:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T08:07:00","slug":"geraldton-police-used-drones-in-raid-on-trail-bike-hoons-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/geraldton-police-used-drones-in-raid-on-trail-bike-hoons-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraldton Police used drones in raid on trail bike hoons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ArticleContent\">\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Geraldton Police have launched crackdowns on local residents on the outskirts of the city using dangerous off-road motorcycles and drones to identify perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Sen. Sgt Chris Martin said residents were fed up with the noise and dangerous driving.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"css-1bgm1p7-StyledFigure e1rue1fc3\"><picture class=\"e1rue1fc2 image css-uzmjya-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio-StyledArticleImage eosncpx0\"><source data-ratio=\"161:229\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=100&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 100w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=150&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 150w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=250&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 250w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=320&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 320w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=414&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 414w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=500&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 500w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=640&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 640w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=828&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 828w,https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=1024&amp;impolicy=wan_v3 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 90vw,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1020px) 90vw,810px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881948790Z\/1627699882495_GLT3D7OP9.2-1.jpg?imwidth=810&amp;impolicy=wan_v3\" alt=\"Sen. 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Const.  Stuart Parsonage operates a drone.<\/span><span>    Credit: <!-- -->Phoebe Pin<span>\/<\/span>Geraldton Guardian<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">&#8220;It&#8217;s an issue that we&#8217;ve received a number of complaints about in the Spalding, Wandina and Sunset Beach areas,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWe see people riding off-road bikes in dangerous ways all the time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">&#8220;We have enough and it has to stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He said that in the coming weeks the police will be more present at &#8220;hotspots&#8221; and use new unmanned drones to track perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">&#8220;If people keep doing this, we&#8217;re going to take these bikes off the road and destroy them,&#8221; said Sen. Sgt Martin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3fa3ul-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He said Monday a 34-year-old man from Mt. Tarcoola had been arrested and charged with 19 driving offenses, including four charges of reckless driving, not stopping, not being allowed to drive and using an unlicensed motorcycle on the road.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geraldton Police have launched crackdowns on local residents on the outskirts of the city using dangerous off-road motorcycles and drones to identify perpetrators. Sen. Sgt Chris Martin said residents were fed up with the noise and dangerous driving. Camera iconSen. Const. Stuart Parsonage operates a drone. 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