A teenager will appear at Skipton Magistrates Court later this month charged with stealing a motorbike and driving it dangerously through the Yorkshire Dales.
It follows the theft of a Honda XR125 from a rural premises near Kilnsey on 13th October last year.
Officers from North Yorkshire Police, acting on information from members of a local Rural Watch group responded and pursued two motorcycles towards Bolton Abbey. One rider made off but the other was stopped.
A 19 year old man from the Bradford area was arrested nearby. He's now been charged with burglary and dangerous driving, and will appear in court in Skipton on 28th August 2020.