POLICE have been able to reunite a motorbike owner with their stolen machine (pictured) within hours of it being taken in Bradford.

Officers were alerted by a dog walker in Bierley who was unhappy about a motorbike they had seen. Police were able to establish it had been stolen overnight and it was returned to its legitimate owner.

The same officers issued section 59 warnings to the owner of a quad found being ridden in the Buttershaw area on Saturday, and others seen riding it on open land. It had caused concern for residents.