A YOUNG boy has been arrested after allegedly 'driving a quad bike down a major Glasgow road while carrying a weapon'.
Officers said they spotted the 13-year-old who was reportedly driving a quad bike on Great Western Road on Tuesday evening.
The teenager was allegedly driving without a licence and carrying a knife.
He was later arrested and charged.
Sharing the episode on Twitter, police in the north west of the city urged parents to keep an eye on their children and their activities.
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The tweet read: "Yesterday we arrested a youth who was driving a quad bike in possession of a knife on Great Western Rd.
"Do you know where your children are and what they are doing? Do you know you need a licence and insurance to ride quad bikes on a road?"
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 8pm on Tuesday, 9 August, 2022, officers stopped a boy driving a quad bike on Great Western Road, Glasgow.
“The 13-year-old was arrested and charged in connection with driving without a licence and with carrying a weapon.”
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