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Another Long Island street takeover ends in arrests and impounded cars
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- Suffolk County police arrested 15 individuals and impounded seven vehicles following a street takeover in Medford, marking the second such crackdown in a month.
- The Street Takeover Task Force tracked the planned event via social media and intervened at multiple locations, including Islip and Patchogue, before intercepting the group at Woodside Avenue and Sawgrass Drive.
- Authorities reported that drivers engaged in reckless behavior such as doing donuts and burnouts, effectively closing parts of the road.
- The arrested individuals, aged 18 to 23, hailed from Long Island and New York City.
- A similar operation last month led to the arrest of three people involved in a large takeover featuring over 200 ATVs, dirt bikes, and motorcycles across Suffolk County towns.
