A quad bike rider dragged a police officer along a canal path in North Glasgow after she tried to take hold of him.

Cops had been at a community bike marking event near Lambhill Stables at around 11.40am on July 27, 2024, when Craig Thomas drove a quad bike onto the path from Balmore Road.

The 28-year-old slowed down slightly after seeing police and members of the public. He appeared visibly panicked.

Officers shouted towards Thomas asking him to stop, however, he accelerated towards them and the members of the public.

Thomas then struck a man’s bike as he was holding it and continued to accelerate.

Rebecca Callander, a police officer, took hold of Thomas and was dragged a short distance due to her arm being caught within the quad bike. She suffered a small laceration to her wrist.

The quad bike came to a stop after hitting a metal pole and Thomas attempted to run away.

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Police ran and caught Thomas and he was taken to the ground as he flailed his arms to resist handcuffs. 

He was taken to Clydebank police office where he was cautioned and charged and held to appear in court.

Thomas, of Sighthill, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to four charges.

The first was, whilst driving a quad bike, failing to stop upon being required to do so by police.

The second was culpably and recklessly accelerating a quad bike at excessive speed towards police officers and members of the public. The charge continued that he collided with a bike causing damage to it and continued to drive the quad bike at speed when a police officer took hold of him whereby she was dragged along the pathway to her injury.

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The third charge was resisting, obstructing, or hindering two cops, attempting to make off on foot, and repeatedly lashing out at them with his arms.

The fourth charge was using a quad bike on various roads  - Tresta Road, Balmore Road, and the canal path - without an insurance policy.

All of the offences were committed whilst Thomas was on bail.

Thomas’s lawyer told the court that her client recognised that his behaviour was “dangerous”.

The defence solicitor said: “It was immature behaviour for a 28-year-old man. He does recognise that his behaviour was dangerous and does apologise to the court.”

Sheriff Simone Sweeney placed Thomas on a community payback order with 18 months of social work supervision and a requirement to engage with addiction and recovery services.

Thomas also received five penalty points on his licence and a £210 fine.