Cops crack down on unruly bikers

FITCHBURG — Fitchburg and Leominster police are cracking down on the increasing illegal use of e-bikes, dirt bikes and motorcycles, which has been deemed a danger to the community in some instances.

“Our priority is keeping our community and roadways safe,” said the Fitchburg Police Department officials in a recent press release. “We expect all motorists to follow the laws of the road and operate their vehicles responsibly.”

But especially with the increase in e-bikes and bikes that are a cross between a dirt bike and a street bike, policing the roads has become ever more difficult, particularly when riders do antics on the road that present a danger to others, police said…

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