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Police and council leaders are urging residents to report illegal electric bikes and scooters. Action follows hundreds of antisocial behaviour incidents and concerns over public safety.
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00:00People in Cramlington are being urged to report illegal electric bikes and scooters amid ongoing antisocial behaviour concerns.
00:08Northumbria Police and the County Council say they're working together after hundreds of incidents were recorded in recent years.
00:15A previous operation reduced offences but ended when government funding stopped.
00:21Councillor Wayne Daly says residents fear someone could be seriously hurt and is calling for more reports to police.
00:28Officers say several vehicles have been seized and destroyed while patrols and new tactics continue.
00:35The council says enforcement is being combined with prevention and community work to address the problem safely across the town.
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