The NYPD is cracking down on unregistered scooters as robberies involving moped-riding bandits have become a frequent problem across the city over the past couple months.
Officers targeted migrant facilities throughout the five boroughs Wednesday night where they seized dozens of illegal electric bikes and took them away on a flatbed, ABC7 reported.
The confiscated bikes had no registrations or had stolen plates, according to the station.
Many migrants use mopeds and scooters for income, delivering food to New Yorkers through apps like GrubHub, Seamless and UberEats.
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But scooters have also been used by thieves to grab pedestrians’ wallets, phones, jewelry and purses and quickly get away with the stolen belongings, according to police.
