TWO teenagers arrested by police after officers chased suspects who abandoned a motorbike in Sherdley Park have been released under investigation.
Officers spotted a motorcycle without a number plate being ridden on Saturday afternoon (October 17).
Police followed the motorbike, which was then abandoned in the park by two suspects who had been on board.
Officers then chased after them.
They later detained a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man.
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A police spokesman said the boy was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.
The man was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, handling stolen goods, possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a controlled drug, having no insurance, driving without a licence and drug driving.
Both suspects have been released under investigation pending further enquiries, a Merseyside Police spokesman said.
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