CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have four people in custody after being accused of reckless driving on dirt bikes and ATV's throughout several streets in Charlotte.
Police said around 3 p.m. Saturday CMPD received numerous calls from the community reporting approximately 70 dirt bikes and ATV's riding on several busy streets in Charlotte.
Callers reported the dirt bikes and ATV's on Morehead Street, Freedom Drive, Wilkinson Boulevard, Statesville Road, Oakdale Road, streets around South Park Mall and several other streets, said officers.
Police were able to locate the dirt bikes and ATV's near the 4600 block of Oakdale Road, where four people were arrest and three others were issued citations.
CMPD said one of the four people apprehended, Kelvin Ross, 25, was arrested because the ATV he was driving had been reported stolen out of Georgia. After further investigation that ATV was not stolen and the charges against Ross were dropped and he was released from jail.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is continuing to investigate this incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.