Police have hailed the success of an operation after seizing 20 motorbikes being used illegally.
The head of Operation Challenge, Sergeant Dave Gibson, today told the Tele that it has been “a great success”.
But he warned would-be offenders that “the ultimate end for these bikes is the crusher”.
Sgt Gibson said: “Operation Challenge is still ongoing and we still have issues but this year has been a great success.
“Since March, we have seized in excess of 20 bikes, which I think, given recent years, has been a real increase.
“It comes down to the work of the police, the community wardens and the work of our partners.
“We are still actively pursuing it and we are aware that there are still problem areas where we have illegal bikes going around.
“We have done an immense amount of work recently and the public has been of great assistance to us.
“If they are having issues in particular areas that need resolved, we will deal with that.”
Operation Challenge — which began in March — is led by Police Scotland and assisted by other partners, including Dundee City Council community safety wardens.
Alex McGowan, a senior community safety warden, said: “In certain areas it is bad but you can see it going down.
“We are just trying to minimise the numbers of youths on bikes and make the community safer.”
Despite the operation’s success, Sgt Gibson, who is the community police officer for Douglas, Linlathen and Craigie, said there was still work to be done.
Sgt Gibson added: “The ultimate end for these bikes is the crusher and if we catch them then that is what is going to happen.
“One of the key things from a partnership approach is that we recognise that the problem hasn’t gone away.
“We can go to the anti-social behaviour team or the council can also take measures against these people.
“It can even affect tenancy agreements.
“There is a whole raft of deterrents we can use.
“Don’t risk your life or the public’s.
“These bikes aren’t designed to be driven on the road or pavements.”
The Tele told earlier this year how there had been a sharp rise in reports of the anti-social use of motorbikes — with more than 150 incidents in the Strathmartine ward alone in just three months.