'It seems to be getting a bit out of control': E-bike and e-scooter crimes soar 730% in five years

We’re out on the street for a matter of seconds before PCs David Parker and Jake Dean shoot off on their bikes through the pre-Christmas traffic. They are in pursuit of an e-scooter being ridden on the pavement near London’s Liverpool Street Station.

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