Police have been ridiculed for a 'gloating' Facebook post about the seizure of an e-scooter from a boy.

The message from Suffolk Constabulary about the incident in Bungay has attracted more than 150 replies, almost all of them criticising the force for its tone.

The post, showing a grinning officer holding the scooter, said: "Whilst on patrol in Bungay yesterday Pc Betts and Pc Stephenson observed a male youth riding an E-Scooter.

"Some people it appears are still not aware you can't ride your own E-scooters in public.

"It was subsequently seized."

Eastern Daily Press: The E-scooter was seized in the Bungay town centreThe E-scooter was seized in the Bungay town centre (Image: Google)

Among the many mocking replies were: "Wow some serious criminals there, look at the smile on his face, imagine being a grown man and being happy about this."

Another said: "PC killjoy looks so impressed with himself."

Another said: "Taking a scooter from a kid, so impressive."

Another added: "Imagine gloating about confiscating a scooter from a youngster, embarrassing."

Eastern Daily Press: The E-scooter was seized from a teenager riding it in BungayThe E-scooter was seized from a teenager riding it in Bungay (Image: Lowestoft Police)

Others included: "Wow some serious criminals there, look at the smile on his face, imagine being a grown man and being happy about this."

Another said: "Got the time to pull people off electric scooters. But ain’t got the time to come out and investigate my van break-in. Too much like effort compared to scooters eh!"

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However, other comments expressed support for the police.

One said: "Excellent! I wish more forces would do the same."

Another added: "Please come here on school run mornings, plenty on the pavements and road. Sometimes with three people on them."

Others said: "Well done. Hope you get a few more of them . They know full well that they shouldn't be riding them on the highway" and: "I almost drove over a child riding one. They were dressed in total black. Very unsafe."

E-scooters are widely sold and seen, but are currently only legal on private land or from trial hire schemes, such as the one in Norwich.

There have been reports in many areas of the vehicles being used illegally and anti-socially.