A group of teens is accused of using e-bikes to damage newly refinished basketball and pickleball courts in Monaca, Beaver County.

After doing a $145,000 project to upgrade Antoline Park, borough manager David Kramer Jr. says five teens damaged the newly paved courts.

"Paint was almost still drying. This was only a month old. So, it's still brand new, so to have this done that early was a shot in the gut," he said on Friday.

Cameras in the park caught the teens on Monday night doing burnouts and jumps on e-bikes, leaving tire marks all over the court. In some cases, the e-bikes tore up the paint and pavement.

"They did quite a bit of damage here for a new park," Kramer said on Friday.

Crews came back on Thursday to do repairs. While the bill hasn't arrived, it could cost $10,000 to $1

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