A TEENAGER caught handling a stolen motorbike and moped has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
Wigan magistrates heard how Ethan Rigby, aged 18, of Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, was caught with a Honda Vision moped, worth £1,000, and a Benelli Tornado motorbike, valued at £2,000, on August 20.
Rigby pleaded guilty to handling the machines and, in addition to the unpaid work, must participate in 12 days of rehabilitation activities and pay the bike owners a total of £1,443 in compensation.
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