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Fail-to-stop biker arrested over weapon and drugs

Lisa Young
BBC News, South West
PA Media A police car with its hazard lights flashing is parked on a road that leads to a beachfront. There is a man wearing a high-viz jacket blurred in the background and a mixture of bollards and a blue traffic cone. PA Media
The 27-year-old motorcyclist from Cornwall was arrested on four charges

A 27-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested for failing to stop for police after breaching a road closure and alleged weapon and drugs offences.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the man from Cornwall drove along a road near Vue Cinema that had been closed during the English Riviera Airshow at Paignton on Saturday.

The force said: "Thanks to the swift actions of PC Miller the rider was quickly and safely detained."

Officers arrested the man on suspicion of driving whilst unfit, dangerous driving, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of drugs.

The police said the man remained in custody and that it had been an isolated incident that posed no wider risk to the public.

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