Police officers from Oxgangs have reported two men involved in separate incidents for riding motor bikes without wearing helmets in addition to other offences.
On 6 May 2025 at Oxgangs Road North officers attended a collision between a KTM motorcycle and another vehicle being drive there.
The motorcyclist, a 29 year old male who was not wearing a helmet, suffered only cuts to his head and a suspected broken foot.
Police said a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal for various road traffic offences and the bike was seized.
Two hours later, Team 2 Response and Community Officers teamed up again in arresting a 23 year old male for possession of an offensive weapon in Oxgangs Avenue.
He had made off from Police on a motorcyle and he too, was not wearing a helmet.
He was apprehended nearby and the bike was seized.
The man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon and will also be reported for road traffic offences.
