are not doing enough to control dirt bike riders illegally using city streets, according to . And he says that is leading to more brazen behavior from the riders. Police officials say a new policy is on the way.
For safety reasons, Cleveland police are not allowed to chase riders who drive recklessly. But a growing number of them are aggressively harassing drivers, and Reed says it鈥檚 time to crack down on this behavior.
"We know what neighborhoods they鈥檙e going into; we know what communities they鈥檙e going into. And when we catch them, ... we鈥檝e got to have some strong policies behind how we鈥檙e going to deal with this. It can鈥檛 be some slap on the wrist.鈥�
Reed says riders are now carrying guns and drugs because they know they can get away with it. Cleveland police spokeswoman Jennifer Ciaccia says the department is working on a new policy for dealing with the riders. Meanwhile, the city is building a dirt bike park that backers hope will draw some riders off the streets.
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