For Immediate Release: 9/16/2022 2:56 pm
On September 15th 2022, officers from the Worcester Police Neighborhood Response Team were conducting enforcement of the city ordinances regarding dirt bikes and other off-highway vehicles. At about 9:30 PM, they observed two dirt bikes being operated on Lincoln St. The officers had seen the same two bikes earlier in the night, but had lost sight of them. The officers followed the riders to Grove St, where the riders parked them.
Officers made contact with the riders, one of whom took off running toward Sagamore St. The officer caught up with the male and took him into custody. A check of the dirt bike revealed that it was stolen from Norwich Connecticut, and that the VIN had been removed. Christopher Rivera, twenty-two-years-old of Draper St, was placed under arrest for Receiving a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Negligent/Reckless Operation of an OHV, Operation of an OHV on a Public Way, Operation of an Unregistered OHV on a Public Way, and Disorderly Conduct.
