Five face court over nuisance biking charges

Four men and a teenager will appear in court tomorrow (Wed 28 Sept) charged with causing a public nuisance on off-road bikes − part of a force-wide West Midlands Police operation tackling anti-social biking.Mark Mottram (22) from Bicknell Croft, Druids Heath; Jerome Pencheon (20) from Arrowfield Green, Kings Norton; John Shorthouse (20) from Greenford Road, Warstock; Alex Day (18) from Yardley Wood Road, Yardley Wood; and a 17-year-old male youth from Kings Heath will appear at Birmingham