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Police chiefs demand power to unmask balaclava-clad e-bike yobs as Scottish parents are warned not to buy them for Christmas

Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into antisocial behaviour linked to e-bikes and e-scooters, with balaclava exclusion zones under consideration by SNP Justice Secretary Neil Gray.
Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into antisocial behaviour linked to e-bikes and e-scooters, with balaclava exclusion zones under consideration by SNP Justice Secretary Neil Gray.

Scottish Police Federation chair David Threadgold says officers have only "limited powers" to act against masked riders, and is calling for new legislation to let police order face coverings removed on the spot. E-bike and e-scooter seizures by Police Scotland have risen more than 60 per cent in a year, yet enforcement remains inconsistent because riders can flee before patrol cars arrive.

A grandmother, Peggy Maxwell, 94, suffered horrific injuries after a Sur-Ron e-bike struck her in Lochore, Fife, in May.

Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee has announced a formal inquiry into crime linked to e-bikes and e-scooters.

Edinburgh Conservatives have gone further, calling for an outright balaclava ban in the city centre.

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