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HURT. WLWT NEWS 5’S MOLLIE LAIR TALKED WITH THE MAN WHO CALLED POLICE. MOLLIE: AARON CHAMBERS COLLECTS ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND BRINGS THEM BACK TO HIS APARTMENT TO CHARGE. IT’S AN EASY WAY TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK. BUT HE SAYS HIS NEIGHBOR DIDN’T LIKE HIM STORING THEM ON THE PROPERTY. >> I COLLECTED A SCOOTER THAT WAS PROBABLY WATER DAMAGED SO A SPECIAL TEAM COMES AND PICKS IT UP SO I PUT IT IN THE BACKYARD. WHEN I CAME HOME IT WAS IN THE FRONT YARD WITH THE WIRES CUT ON IT. MOLLIE: WILLIAM KELLUM IS CHARGED WITH FELONY VANDALISM. POLICE SAY HE CUT THE BRAKE LINES AND A SECURITY CABLE LOCK ON TWO LIME SCOOTERS. WILLIAM COLEMAN USES THE SCOOTERS TO GET AROUND. >> THAT’S TROUBLING. THAT’S THE LAST THING I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AND TO HEAR THAT IN CINCINNATI IS DISTURBING. MOLLIE AS REBECCA SALLEY NOTES, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT COULD EASILY GET SOMEONE KILLED ON THE STREET HERE. MOLLIE: CHAMBERS SAYS HE’S JUST ONE PART OF THIS BUSINESS. AND FEELS A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE SCOOTERS IN GOOD CARE. >> IT’S NOT MY PROPERTY AND FOR HIM TO CUT A BRAKE LINE IS DANGEROUS. THE RIDER DOESN’T KNOW THE BRAKE LINE IS CUT AND WE’RE ON A HILL , SO THEY TAKE OFF DOWN THE HILL AND THEY CAN’T STOP. MOLLIE: THE SCOOTERS IN THIS CASE ARE OUT OF SERVICE. BUT IT’S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER NEXT TIME YOU HOP ON. >> IT’S SCARY. MAKES ME A LITTLE LESS LIKELY TO RIDE ONE IN THE FUTURE AND MAKES ME WONDER WHAT THE COMPANIES ARE DOING TO QUALITY CHECK THE SCOOTERS. MOLLIE: LIME SCOOTERS ARE BROUGHT IN AT LEAST TWICE EVERY WEEK TO BE CHECK

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Police say a 69-year-old man cut brake lines on two electric scooters. Luckily, a witness reported it before anyone was hurt.Aaron Chambers collects electric scooters and brings them back to his apartment to charge.It's an easy way to make a quick buck. He says his neighbor didn't like him storing them on the property."I collected a scooter that was probably water-damaged, so a special team comes and picks it up," said Chambers. "I put it in the backyard. When I came home it was in the front yard with the wires cut on it."William Kellum is charged with felony vandalism. Police say he cut the brake lines and a security cable lock on two Lime scooters.Will Coleman uses the scooters to get around."That's troubling. That's the last thing I would have thought and to hear that in Cincinnati is disturbing," said Coleman.And potentially dangerous."It sounds like something that could easily get someone killed on the street here," said Rebecca Salley.Chambers said he's just one part of the electric scooter business and he feels a responsibility to keep the scooters in good care."It's not my property, and for him to cut a brake line is dangerous," said Chambers. "The rider doesn't know the brake line is cut and we're on a hill, so they take off down the hill and they can't stop."The scooters in this case are out of service. It's something to consider next time you hop on."It's scary," said Salley. "It makes me a little less likely to ride one in the future, and makes me wonder what the companies are doing to quality-check the scooters."The Lime company says scooters are regularly inspected. But it recommends that riders conduct their own pre-ride safety check.That includes squeezing the brakes and checking the wheels, light, frame, and throttle.