A boy has been referred to a Youth Justice panel after being arrested for several offences. 

The 15-year-old was recently stopped on an illegal e-bike in North Swindon by officers from the Swindon North, East and Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team. 

This followed information and complaints from residents about young people on the fast bikes in the area.

After being stopped, the youngster was found to have class B drugs on his possession.

A police spokesperson said: "He was interviewed in connection with this, a public order offence, criminal damage (for spitting in a police car) and traffic offences in connection with the illegal bike.

"He will be referred to a Youth Justice panel to address his behaviour."

Any electric bike that does not meet the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle (EAPC) rules is classed as a motorcycle or moped and needs to be registered and taxed.

Anyone with one of these will need a driving licence to ride one and must wear a crash helmet.

An EAPC must have pedals that can be used to propel it must show either the power output or the manufacturer of the motor, and must also show either the the battery’s voltage or the maximum speed of the bike

Its electric motor must have a maximum power output of 250 watts and should not be able to propel the bike when it’s travelling more than 15.5mph.