Essex police seize 116 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 16:29 · Archive

Essex Police seized 116 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes in Tendring over three months as part of Operation Rifle.

Essex Police seized 116 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes in Tendring during a three-month crackdown launched on 30 July. Operation Rifle was designed to tackle anti-social behaviour and road safety issues resulting from illegal vehicle use.

The most recent phase took place on 30 October in and around Clacton, where officers seized 14 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters. Five uninsured cars were also taken off the road during the same operation.

Inspector Grant Fryatt of the Tendring Neighbourhood Policing Team said the seizures were 'significant' but the operation served a broader purpose. He stated that proactive policing created opportunities to identify wider offending and disrupt people using roads to commit or facilitate crime, with vehicle stops potentially leading to identification of more serious offences.

During the operation, two arrests were made. One man arrested on suspicion of drug driving and driving without a licence or insurance was found to be wanted on warrant by another police force for rape. A second man was arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.

How it is being reported

• 116 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes seized in three-month crackdownOperation Rifle seizes 116 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes in Tendring, Essex, during a three-month crackdown on anti-social behaviour and road safety.Colchester Gazette · 4 Nov, 16:00
• 116 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes seized in three-month crackdownOperation Rifle seizes 116 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes in Tendring, Essex, during a three-month crackdown on anti-social behaviour and road safety.Echo (Basildon) · 4 Nov, 16:00

In this story: Essex Police · Tendring · Clacton · Grant Fryatt

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