Stolen Dirt Bike Illegally Ridden on Trail, Police Say

Hellertown Police want help from the public in identifying three males they say rode dirt bikes illegally on the Saucon Rail Trail in the borough Wednesday.

In a news release, police said they were called to the trail in the area of Water Street Park at about 7 p.m. for "a reckless driver report."

Officers subsequently "located three Hispanic males, one riding what appeared to be a 125CC red Honda dirt bike, with a tall, skinny build, one riding what appeared to be a 50CC red Honda dirt bike, with a medium build, and one riding a blue 50CC dirt bike with a medium build," police said.

Although the three riders fled from police, the blue dirt bike was abandoned and was later found to have been stolen, police added.

In addition to the illegal riding of dirt bikes, the trail has also recently been the scene of acts of vandalism, including the defacement of interpretive educational signs installed in February at the Hellertown Marsh, south of Water Street.

Hellertown Police on bicycles will begin patroling the trail in the near future.

Anyone with information about the three individuals is asked to contact the Hellertown Police Department at 610-838-7040.