Neighbourhood police seized an illegal electric bike and an e-scooter during a crackdown on the issue in Arnold town centre.
Reports about riders speeding around on e-bikes and e-scooters on roads, pavements and playing fields are frequently received by neighbourhood teams across the force.
Officers in Gedling responded to these concerns by making the issue a key focus during a recent day of action held in Arnold on Friday (19 September).
The bike and scooter seized were both being ridden illegally on roads in the town centre.
The day of action also saw a mixture of high-visibility and plain clothes patrols to target antisocial behaviour and shoplifting, both in the town centre and at nearby retail parks.
A dispersal order was put in place by officers with two people being instructed to leave the area.
Drugs were also seized following stop-searches of three people suspected to be involved in drug crime.
Inspector Steven King, neighbourhood policing inspector for Gedling, said:
“Tackling all forms of antisocial behaviour is a priority for my officers and it is clear the illegal use of electric bikes, scooters and off-road bikes is a concern for people living and working in Arnold.
“In addition to being antisocial and causing a nuisance, these bikes whizzing around like they do put both passing members of the public and the riders themselves at risk of injury.
“These are the reasons why we focused on this issue during our recent day of action and why we will be carrying out similar operations in future.
“Neighbourhood officers will also be holding discussions with colleagues and our partners about how we further tackle the issue going forward.
“I hope people in Arnold welcome our efforts and the feedback received from the wider patrols which took place on Friday was extremely positive.”
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