The rider was stopped at a petrol station and arrested after attempting to make off from officers.

A motorbike rider was arrested after police officers saw the bike he was riding was suspected to have been stolen.

West Midlands Police said officers from its Road Crime Team had pursued the bike to a petrol station in Halesowen and removed the rider from the bike as he attempted to flee the scene.

The bike was stopped and the rider arrested. Photo: WMP Traffic | WMP Traffic

placeholder image — The bike was stopped and the rider arrested. Photo: WMP Traffic | WMP Traffic

A spokesman for WMP Traffic said: “Road Crime Team officers saw this suspected stolen motorbike in Halesowen riding with no plate on it.

“It stopped at a petrol station where it was blocked in and the rider was removed from the bike as he resisted officers and attempted to make off from us.”