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Palm Desert police launch e‑bike patrols after four‑day training; officials warn parents about high‑powered e‑motorcycles

Palm Desert City Council · March 27, 2026
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City deputies completed bicycle/e‑bike training and the department will deploy e‑bike patrols for business and residential enforcement; deputies warned parents about high‑powered motorized e‑bikes and said enforcement can include warnings, citations, towing and, in severe cases, child endangerment charges.

The Palm Desert Police Department announced expanded bicycle and e‑bike patrols and community outreach after deputies completed a four‑day training program that included an e‑bike course, Lieutenant Porras and Deputy Lyon said March 26.

Lieutenant Porras described a recent free e‑bike safety course at Civic Center Park for adult riders and said school resource…

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