Police observed a motorcyclist discard a knife into a hedge while being pursued by officers in a chase in the early hours of this morning.

A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that around 3:10am, officers were on mobile patrol when they observed a motorcycle travelling at a high rate of speed west along Front Street.

The spokesman said: “The rider failed to stop for police when instructed to do so.

“Officers followed the bike along Front Street and on to Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, where they saw the rider discard an item into a roadside hedge.

“The bike rider driver turned onto Addendum Lane, and attempted to abandon the bike and escape, but was stopped by officers.

“The rider, a 21-year-old-male, was arrested for failing to stop for police. The item he discarded was retrieved and found to be a fixed blade knife.

“He was further arrested for possession of a bladed article and is detained at Hamilton Police Station.”