Officer seriously injured in Shell Cove during e-bike crackdown in Illawarra

Key points

• A police officer has suffered a serious leg injury after allegedly being struck by an e-bike rider in Shell Cove. The incident happened on Friday 16 October during a NSW Police and Transport for NSW operation targeting illegal and modified e-bikes.
• Police say an 18-year-old man was arrested and charged over the alleged incident and will appear before Port Kembla Local Court on 28 October.
• During the wider operation across southern Sydney and the Illawarra, 22 e-bikes were seized and nine penalty notices issued.