The Glen Cove Police Department plans to ramp up its enforcement of illegal electric vehicles that officials say are dangerous to motorists and pedestrians.

Glen Cove Police Chief William Whitton said the department, a force of 58 officers, will undergo training next month to better understand laws surrounding the battery-powered bikes, electric motorcycles and e-scooters.

The department plans to use unmarked vehicles and plainclothes officers to step up its ongoing efforts to curb the presence of the machines, he said, which are sometimes driven recklessly by children and can reach speeds in excess of 40 mph.

“I’m not trying to be draconian here,” Whitton said in a phone interview. “The bottom line here for us: It’s really safety driven. … They’re being extremely risky in their behavio

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