An online video gave the owner of a stolen motorcycle from Kippax, Leeds, the clue needed to identify Christian Hargreaves. Hargreaves had filmed himself riding the motorcycle, which he had stolen.

The owner and Hargreaves then arranged to meet on Brigshaw Lane in Kippax so the motorcycle could be handed back. The 18-year-old arrived in a vehicle but sped away before the exchange was completed. Police later arrested him. The motorcycle is believed to have been returned to its lawful owner.

In court, Hargreaves admitted three counts of dealing in drugs. He also admitted assaulting an emergency worker, stealing the motorcycle, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, along with two counts of failing to provide a sample for drug testing.

Judge Christopher Batty sentenced him to 32 months and imposed a driving ban lasting three years and four months. Hargreaves had three previous convictions for six offences, including violence and public disorder. His legal team highlighted that most of those offences had been committed while he was a youth.