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Folsom police cite spike in juvenile e‑bike incidents; council asks for code changes in December
Summary
Police told the City Council Nov. 12 that e‑bike sales and local calls have surged, with juveniles involved in most incidents; council members and residents urged stepped‑up enforcement, parent education and possible local permitting ahead of a Dec. 9 code proposal.
Lieutenant Jake Verhalo of the Folsom Police Department told the City Council Nov. 12 that calls for service tied to electric conveyances have surged, concentrating in several park and retail hotspots and largely involving juveniles.
"From 2020 to '25, there's been about almost a 200% increase in e‑bike sales across the United States," Verhalo said, and described a local rise from 23 calls in 2023 to 350 calls through October 2025. He said more than 90% of those calls involve juveniles and that collisions rose from four in 2023 to 12 in 2025, with juveniles identified as the proximate cause in roughly three‑quarters of those…
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