A teenage boy has been arrested after allegedly riding an unregistered motorbike on the footpath at Gateshead before crashing into a shop at Charlestown.
Police were called to the Pacific Highway at Gateshead at about 8:50am on Thursday the 24th of May, following reports a motorcyclist was riding on the footpath.
At about 10.15am, officers spotted the rider allegedly driving dangerously near pedestrians on the footpath along the Pacific Highway at Charlestown.
Police arrested the 14-year-old rider after he crashed into the counter of a nearby sporting goods store.
He's been charged with six offences including reckless driving and use of an unregistered motor vehicle.
He was granted strict conditional bail to appear before a Children's Court on Monday the 10th of July.
