HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – A 12-year-old boy riding a modified e-bike sparked a chase through town Tuesday after refusing to stop for a police officer, authorities said.

The juvenile was spotted operating a Class 3 e-bike in violation of several New Jersey traffic laws when an officer attempted to pull him over, police said. Instead of complying, the boy bolted, ditching the bike in a resident’s shed before running off on foot. He later returned to the scene.

When officers inspected the bike, they found the pedals zip-tied to the frame and the chain removed, making the vehicle no longer a legal e-bike but an unregistered, uninsured motorized vehicle. Labels identifying it as a Class 3 bike with a 1500KW battery had also been removed, officials said.

The Hackettstown Police Department impounded

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