Police net motorcycle thieves in Marsaxlokk

The police have arrested four youths aged between 14 and 16 on suspicion that they were involved in the theft of motorcycles and an attempted break-in in a shop in Marsaxlokk.

The case started unfolding at about midnight last night when policemen on the beat at Marsaxlokk noticed a young man driving a motorcycle without a crash helmet.

When they approached him, he dropped the motorcycle and ran. Three nearby youths also ran off when they noticed the police.

All four were arrested by the police in different streets a short while later after the Maraxlokk police were joined by officers from Birzebbuga and the mobile squad.

While running away, one of the youths was noticed dropping a bag.

Investigations showed that the first teenager to have been stopped had been driving a stolen motorcycle. It also resulted that the four had gone to Marsaxlokk on two motorcycles, one of which was stolen and the other had false number plates.

The bag dropped by one of the youths included tools and it was noticed that an attempt was made to force open a shop’s door.

The youths are all from Qormi.