Midlothian police deploy helicopter in hunt for rogue motorcyclist

A police helicopter helped hunt down a motorcyclist during a high-speed chase in Midlothian on Thursday.

It is understood that the aircraft used its thermal imaging camera to track the fleeing rider near Dalkeith.

He was later arrested in connection with various road traffic offences.

In a statement issued on Thursday evening, the Police Scotland Air Unit said: “Police helicopter assisted [Road Policing Scotland] and [Lothians and Scottish Borders Police] during a pursuit involving a motorbike near Dalkeith earlier today.”

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