Livingston Police Wag Finger At Large Group Of Kids On Bikes

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Police in Livingston recently wagged a collective finger at a large group of youth spotted riding their bikes in town amid the coronavirus crisis.

Last week, the Livingston Police Department shared a photo on social media of nearly a dozen children aboard bicycles. The youths were bunched up on a local street and weren’t socially distancing. None were wearing helmets, either, authorities noted.

“This virus is not gone and we do not want a resurgence,” police wrote. “We are noticing, more than anything at this point, groups of kids out and about. Please talk to your kids and remind them that they should distance themselves from each other.”

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Several people commented that they’d also recently seen large groups of kids on bikes in Livingston. Seen online:

• “A gang of about 10 of them, none with helmets or masks, was riding down the center of McClellan yesterday. The center. I had to completely stop my car.”
• “I’ve been seen this in a lotta [different] towns.”
• “Every day I see groups of them in the brook... yes, riding their bikes in the brook off Wardell without helmets and masks.”
• “Oh yeah, there was a group of 12 on Arlington Saturday that were actually blocking traffic. It was pretty dangerous.”

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