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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Police find Stokie biker who hid in garden and ditched balaclava and jacket
A biker has been detained by police - despite hiding in a garden and removing their balaclava and jacket. The biker fled after being spotted riding dangerously by a police helicopter over Stoke-on-Trent. But they were tracked down and the bike has been seized. The operation has been led by Staffordshire road crime team. READ MORE: Car trashed and bricks thrown at Stoke-on-Trent house in 1.15am attack READ MORE: Live updates as 'police incident' declared on Stoke-on-Trent A50 A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "The rider decided to hide in a garden, remove their balaclava, and ditch their jacket in an attempt to evade police. Officers sprung into action, detained the rider, and seized the bike." Anyone with any information about the bike can call the police on 101 or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111. Sign up for the latest breaking news and top stories from StokeonTrentLive on WhatsApp
The Sun
15-07-2025
- The Sun
The dramatic story behind Open star and former biker gang member's five-year prison spell for brutal attack on rival
RYAN PEAKE was just completing a five-year jail sentence for a brutal assault the last time The Open was played at Portrush. Now, incredibly, the former biker gang member is one of the players battling for the Claret Jug this week. 11 11 11 11 Peake, 31, was jailed at the end of 2014 after an attack on a rival gangster that left the victim with a fractured skull and two broken arms. Then just 19, the Australian was joined by at least two other men from Perth-based biker club The Rebels in the assault. He has always refused to reveal who else was involved and was the only one charged with the crime. One of them was armed with a baseball bat - with Peake saying that was because they had been warned their target was armed - and had been making threats towards The Rebels. Speaking yesterday at Portrush, Peake said: 'He was doing some bad things and we had knowledge of that - and then he made some pretty heinous threats towards us as well. 'So we just went to deal with it and honestly it wasn't meant to happen like that. 'We were genuinely just going there for a chat, he was probably going to get a couple of punches along the way, and it would have been left at that. 'That sounds harsh, but this person lived the same lifestyle as us. The only way you can get through is to speak that language. 'It just happened to be that the threats that he made towards us were true, and he was armed. It escalated from there. That's it 'I'm not saying it's right that I've gone and beat someone up. But I haven't gone and beat up your dad.' Two rushed to hospital after golf course fireworks display goes terrifyingly wrong near Taylor Swift's Cape Cod home Peake delivered the first kick and The Rebels rained blows on their victim. A few weeks later, three unmarked police cars turned up in the car park of the Lakelands Golf Club - where Peake helped out his greenkeeper dad - to arrest him. He was already a professional golfer by then. But after a stellar amateur career - where he represented Australia in junior tournaments alongside 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith - he became disillusioned with the game, and decided he loved the "camaraderie" of the local biker gang. 11 11 11 11 And despite admitting he found prison life tough, he shows little signs of remorse for the crime that led to him being locked up. He added: 'Jail was bad, real bad. 'Strip naked, take a shower in front of the guards and then you're crammed into a tiny box with two other guys. 'When they turned out the light that first night I thought to myself 'What the hell have you gotten yourself into?' 'But if you don't like the accommodation, don't make the reservation. 'Look, I did something bad, I've owned it and tried to move on. 'I've turned my life around, but I don't want to be looked at as some kind of role model or superhero. I just want to look to the future rather than the past. 'But I don't hide away from my past. It happened and the best thing I can do is to be honest about it. Strip naked, take a shower in front of the guards and then you're crammed into a tiny box with two other guys. Ryan Peake 'If people want to know how it happened, I try to give them an insight into what my life was like back then.' When Peake was coming to the end of his jail sentence he was contacted by his former coach Ritchie Smith, who asked him if he wanted to give golf another shot. Smith, who has guided Minjee Lee to three Major titles and also coaches her younger brother PGA Tour winner Min Woo Lee, describes Peake as 'a real talent'. He said: 'I had lost touch with Peakey after he left golf and didn't know what happened to him. That's not the person I knew. 'I called because I was genuinely worried about him. He's a good kid. He just f***ed up.' Even without his criminal record, Peake would not resemble the average golfer. He is heavily muscled and even more heavily tattooed. But he showed he could still hit a ball by striping it on the range in front of Smith, and then shot 66 in his first round back at Lakelands. After working his way through the mini tours, he hit the jackpot in March, winning the New Zealand Open - a victory that earned him a place in The Open line-up. 11 11 He also proposed to his girlfriend that week on a helicopter ride around Queenstown - she said yes - so it is a week he will never forget. Travelling abroad can be difficult for ex-convicts. But flying to Northern Ireland to join pals Smith and Lee at Portrush presented no problems for Peake, because he holds a British passpost. He added: 'I've got that passport because my dad was born in England and his family moved to Australia when he was about three. 'I don't know which part of England, but he's still got family there and my parents have been catching up with some aunts and uncles and whatnot before they fly from London over here. 'My record does cause some problems, and we have to jump through a few more hoops than most people when it comes to getting visas. 'My manager is three for three so far, and hopefully he'll keep up that strike rate. 'But just because I'm in The Open, it doesn't mean I feel I've made it now. 'I'm not there yet, not where I want to be. The first goal this week is to make the cut, play my game and see where it takes me. 'That applies to the future too. I've got my card to play over here on the DP World Tour by finishing second on the money list back home, and now I just want people to accept me for who I am.'
BBC News
14-07-2025
- BBC News
Biker badly hurt in crash on rural road near Hawick
A biker is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on a rural road in the services were called to the single-vehicle crash on the B6399 near Hawick at about 12:00 on accident happened just south of the access road to the Pines Burn wind farm and involved a white and blue Suzuki GSXR motorbike.A 57-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries and the road was shut for about eight hours. Police have appealed for witnesses.
BBC News
13-07-2025
- BBC News
Biker, 71, killed in six-vehicle crash near Loch Lomond
A 71-year-old biker on a Harley Davidson with a side car has been killed in a six-vehicle crash near Loch incident happened on the A82 in West Dunbartonshire at around 13:45 on Saturday, between the Renton slip road and Stoneymollan involved the Harley Davidson, a Volvo XC90, a Nissan Juke, a Vauxhall Corsa, an Audi A6 sport and a Seat Scotland said the 71-year-old man died at the scene. The drivers of the cars were not injured. The road was closed for more than six hours for police investigations. Sgt Kenny Malaney said: "Our inquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances of what happened. "Sadly, the male motorcyclist died and our thoughts are with his family and friends."The road would have been busy at the time and I would ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash, or who may have dash-cam footage to contact us."
BBC News
04-07-2025
- BBC News
Police looking for woman who was pushed off bike in Guernsey
Guernsey Police want to speak to a woman who was reportedly pushed off her bike by a man in St Peter Port before he started an "altercation".Officers said a witness had come forward after seeing the incident, which took place near New Look on Market Square at about 17:00 BST on 26 officers said they also wanted to identify the force said any witnesses or anyone with information should contact them.
