The Hartford police conducted a citywide operation to stop illegal dirt bike and ATV use Saturday. According to police, they found several groups riding dirt bikes recklessly through the streets of Hartford.

State and local law enforcement teams seized a total of five dirt bikes in an effort to eliminate illegal motor vehicles on the streets of Hartford. The Hartford Police Department’s Community Crime Suppression Team,

Hartford police have arrested nine individuals in connection with an illegal dirt bike and ATV operation, following a city-wide enforcement operation on Saturday.

Hartford police spent part of their Saturday cracking down on illegal dirt bike operators. The detail included, among others, members of the Hartford Police Community Crime Supression Team and Community Service Officers.