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Long Island street takeover ends with 15 arrests, 7 vehicles impounded: police
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Fifteen individuals were arrested and seven vehicles impounded after police disrupted a planned street takeover involving reckless driving and stunts on a Long Island roadway early Saturday.
- The Suffolk County Police Department's Street Takeover Task Force used intelligence and social media monitoring to track the group as it moved between locations before intercepting them near Woodside Avenue and Sawgrass Drive in Medford.
- The arrested suspects, from various Long Island and New York City communities, were mostly charged with participating in and spectating unlawful speed contests.
- This crackdown follows a recent large-scale street takeover in Suffolk County involving hundreds of off-road vehicles, which resulted in multiple arrests and vehicle impoundments.
- Authorities continue to address the growing issue of street takeovers, which have caused significant public safety concerns across the region.
