The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) made a big statement about street takeovers this weekend as more than 150 officers were deployed to a lawless meetup in a residential Los Angeles neighborhood.
Eighteen young people were taken into custody in Atlanta earlier this week — an exception to the often-fruitless task of trying to enforce traffic laws during dangerous “street takeovers” erupting in cities across the U.S. in recent years.
Videos released by police in New Mexico capture the fiery crash of a street race gone bad and the moment police reached into an overturned, burning car to save a young man from the flames.
Police are asking the public to help them find the suspects involved in an illegal “street takeover” on Sunday in a Pennsylvania suburb.
An illegal “street takeover” in Santa Ana, California, brought out hundreds of participants over the weekend.
Austin police are investigating what they called “street racing incidents.” The incidents involved crowds taking over major intersections as drivers participated in “drifting” demonstrations. When police arrived, the crowd attacked the vehicles with fireworks, rocks, and other objects.