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Friday June 16, 2023 Off road bikers have been warned 'use it illegally and you will lose it' following a new series of bike seizures by specialist Kirklees bike cops.
The West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit is responsible for the policing of the road network throughout the Force
Wednesday 9 March, 2022 Police have praised bike enthusiasts for their drive to kick illegal motorcycle use out of their community by kickstarting youngsters on a path to safer riding.  
Spiking is when someone puts alcohol or drugs into another person’s drink or body without their consent or knowledge. This is illegal even if no other offence is committed. People can also be the victims of ‘needle spiking’, which is injecting someone with drugs without their consent. Spiking can happen to anyone anywhere – no matter their gender, sexuality or ethnicity – and can be carried out by strangers or by people you know.
Thursday May 4, 2023 Off road bike cops are getting into high gear to tackle rogue riders in Kirklees this summer, after seizing bikes in operations in the district.
Wednesday, 7 February 2024Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision involving a motor scooter in Leeds in which the rider suffered life-threatening injuries.
Monday 13 November, 2023 16:30 The family of a Huddersfield motorcycle rider tragically killed in a collision on Saturday have released a tribute to him, as police enquiries continue. 
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology is used within West Yorkshire Police  to help detect, deter and disrupt criminality at a local, force, regional and national level, including tackling traveling criminals, Organised Crime Groups and terrorists. ANPR provides lines of enquiry and evidence in the investigation of crime and is used by forces throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Tuesday 29 August, 2023 More than £40,000 of illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized in an operation targeting businesses suspected of selling such products to children in Huddersfield.  
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Saturday 23 December 2023 Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision in Sandal this morning.   Officers were called at 8.18 to reports a motorbike had been in collision with a tree on Chevet Lane.  
Op Snap and the Safer Roads Media Submissions service is a response to increasing submissions of video and photographic evidence relating to driving offences that members of the public have witnessed. Using this platform members of the public can upload dashcam / head cam/ bike cam footage for the police to review as part of reporting driving offences (only).