"The Boston Police Department carried out its latest operation Tuesday night in a series of efforts to keep unsafe scooters and mopeds off the streets. Officers seized nine mopeds and issued seven summonses, along with multiple citations, for "various motor vehicle law violations," police said in a statement Wednesday. The operation, which took place downtown, is part of a larger initiative known as Operation Safe Scooter."
"Operation Safe Scooter is an initiative launched by Boston police in response to "ongoing public safety concerns" regarding scooters and mopeds, specifically their links to "motor vehicle violations and violent crimes." Other concerns include underage riders, along with unlicensed and uninsured operators. The operation has been active at least since May 15, when officers in the Back Bay neighborhood seized eight scooters and arrested a man who was allegedly driving a stolen scooter."
"Later that month, officers seized nine more unregistered scooters and took another man into custody after he allegedly attempted to flee from officers who attempted to stop him for "recklessly operating an unregistered moped," according to police. The man was charged with resisting arrest, failure to stop for police, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license."
Boston Police launched Operation Safe Scooter to address public-safety concerns about scooters and mopeds linked to motor vehicle violations and violent crimes. Concerns include underage riders and unlicensed or uninsured operators. The initiative has been active since at least May 15, when Back Bay officers seized eight scooters and arrested a man allegedly driving a stolen scooter; owners of the towed scooters were summonsed to court for various motor vehicle violations. Later that month officers seized nine more unregistered scooters and arrested a man who allegedly fled officers and faced multiple charges. After a lull in summer months, the effort intensified in October with more than 50 scooters seized and multiple downtown and Dorchester operations resulting in seizures, summonses, and citations.
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