A YOUTH abandoned his dirt bike and ran away as police showed up in Lochore.

Officers were called out to disorder in the area at around 3pm on Thursday.

A male youngster was spotted riding the off-road vehicle at the time.

He then dropped the bike and fled the scene on foot.

The bike was seized and the individual is now being traced.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers were called around 3pm on Thursday, March 23, to reports of disorder in the Lochore area.

"As officers arrived a male youth, who was driving an off-road bike, dropped it and ran off.

"Officers seized the bike and enquiries are ongoing to trace the youth."