Corpus Christi Police Department said it would crack down on e-bikes and mini bikes.Now, the numbers show the department is keeping that promise.
In April, CCPD implemented a plan involving citations, impounds, and holding parents accountable. By the end of May, the results were clear: police responded to 19 calls about pocket bikes, mini bikes, and e-bikes, with nearly 14 of those bikes impounded and 12 citations issued.
CCPD e-bike crackdown yields impounds, citations
Howard Jones, a Flour Bluff neighbor, said he has seen CCPD taking action firsthand.
“We saw a kid yesterday that was riding in Waldron Park and there’s two cops on another call there and they pulled him over to the side. They didn’t arrest him or take it or anything, but they gave him good talking to about it and you don’t see the e-bikes like that because out anymore because of the the CCPD doing what they’re doing.”Jones said…