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FDNY Arrests E-Bike Shop Owner for Allegedly Selling Illegal Batteries
Fire marshals arrived at the Electric Bicycle Shop in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and arrested and handcuffed the store owner who had faced repeated civil summons.
Until now the FDNY and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection have strictly relied on hitting store owners with civil penalties. The arrest indicates the FDNY’s increasing frustration in its efforts to end a disturbing trend that has skyrocketed since the number of micro-mobility devices mushroomed during the pandemic. That August, fire inspectors paid a scheduled visit to the Electric Bicycle Shop, issuing three summons for violating rules about safe storage and charging of lithium-ion batteries.
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