TWO people were arrested after a dirt bike was stolen and left abandoned in a field.

South Lakes Police were called out on Saturday night following reports that a quad bike and Moto X dirt bike had been stolen in Cartmell Fell.

Officers found the dirt bike abandoned in the field later that night.

Two people were arrested and a van was seized.

A spokesman for South Lakes Police said: "Report of a quad and Moto X bike stolen on Cartmel Fell on Saturday night.

"Officers quickly located the Moto X bike abandoned in a field and two people were arrested and a van seized."