LAPD Hosts Meeting To Address Dangers Associated With Street Takeovers

KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles

August 11, 2023

Los Angeles Police Department officials hosted a meeting on Thursday in hopes of pumping the brakes on the rampant amount of street takeovers hitting Southland roads.

The wildly popular events have a penchant to turn dangerous, whether it be fatal collisions or incidents that tragically turn into fights and sometimes shootings, like the one that left two people dead over the weekend in South Los Angeles.

Typically, street takeovers feature racing, dangerous driving stunts and high-powered cars spinning around busy intersections with complete disregard for any traffic in the area as hundreds of people stand around the area to record the ongoing chaos.

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