Stolen, burned, tossed in the lake: e-scooters face vandals wrath

Environmentalists raise concern as Lime and Bird vehicles pile up in California lake

It was a sight as common at Oakland's Lake Merritt as the ducks paddling on the water or the seagulls fighting over scraps: a bright green motorized Lime scooter was submerged just feet off the murky shore.

"Aw man, the Lime person just came by this morning," James Robinson, executive director of the Lake Merritt Institute, said when he found out about the latest scooter deposit.