Posted on 01/14/2024 11:51:00 PM PST by Libloather
More than 60 people have been arrested at a huge street takeover event on Martin Luther King weekend in Florida.
The arrests happened near Miami International Airport, where police said supercar owners allegedly tried to race down the road.
Video shared by cops shows a snaking caravan of supped-up sports cars that stretched more than a hundred yards.
A heavy police presence is also seen during the takedown - during which officers made 61 arrests, issued 363 citations, and found several cars were stolen.
A number for the burglarized vehicles was not immediately provided, but cops in a statement confirmed they have since been returned.
The bust comes after officers had warned the event 'would not be tolerated,' after participants took the streets in previous years, performing dangerous stunts on streets and highways.
The movement is aimed to promote peace - but sometimes, as cops said in a Statement Saturday - the events can get out of hand.
'As part of our Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Safety Initiative, detectives from our Homeland Security Bureau along with officers from the Priority Response Team, Motors Unit, and the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a takedown of numerous violators engaged in participating or spectating in Intersection Takeovers in a location near Miami International Airport,' the Friday update read.
A subsequent statement penned minutes later added: 'We will continue to protect our roadways by enforcing traffic laws and increasing patrol throughout the long weekend.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“ Video shared by cops shows a snaking caravan of supped-up sports cars that stretched more than a hundred yards.”
What are they teaching in J school these days, DEI?
First off, I believe it’s ’souped up’ unless the cars were just fed. Secondly, one hundred yards is 300 feet. The average car is 20 feet long. At most a one hundred yard “snaking caravan” could be no more than 15 cars…..more like 10. Are we to believe each car in the caravan received 30+ citations?
EC
They should have been flying small pro-Hamas flags on the cars to avoid arrest....
I LOLD because it's true.
My thoughts exactly...but then, consider the source. 90% of DM articles are incoherent drivel.
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