Troubled pop star Justin Bieber had a brush with police in Florence, Italy after he was accused of parking his scooter illegally.

The Baby singer has been using a Vespa moped during his break in the historical Italian city, but he fell foul of local law enforcement last week (ends12Oct14) when he left the bike in a no-parking zone.

Pictures show the star receiving a warning from two female police officers on 6 October (14), while onlooker Joel French tells Swns.com, "The police were standing around the bike to make sure no one took off with it... According to our taxi driver, they were likely going to repossess it because no one is allowed to park in that spot."