A MOPED rider has been charged following a chase by police and a helicopter last month.

Jack Coomber, 28, of no fixed address, appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on August 28, charged with aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving while disqualified.

He was then remanded in custody.

Tactical Firearms Unit officers were alerted to a moped rider riding without a helmet in Kingsway, Hove at 10am on August 27.

After a pursuit involving Road Policing Unit teams and the National Police Air Service helicopter, a suspect was arrested in Cooksbridge Road, Brighton.

Mr Coomber is due to appear before Lewes Crown Court on September 24 for a preliminary hearing.

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