8 Illegal Car Rallies Busted In One Day Across Two MD Counties

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Police broke up eight car rallies Saturday that were held in Prince George's and Montgomery counties, which led to three arrests.

Several law enforcement agencies policed public roads, industrial zones and parking lots across the two counties Saturday. They started breaking up the car rallies shortly after midnight Aug. 2, which prevented crowds of up to 400 people from participating in the exhibition driving events and roadway shutdowns at the following locations:

• 950 Largo Center Drive, Largo
• Branch Avenue & Woodyard Road, Clinton
• 8759 D’Arcy Road, District Heights
• 14401 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel
• 15791 Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
• 13201 Mid Atlantic Boulevard, Laurel
• 10100 Willowdale Road, Lanham
• 1951 S. Club Drive, Hyattsville

Those arrested include William Reese, 24, of Catonsville, Oscar Rodriguez, 20, of Lanham and Jose Capistran-Lopez, 21, of Silver Spring.

Reese has been charged with unlawful possession of a loaded handgun in vehicle.

Rodriguez has been charged with disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property and exhibition driving.

Capistran-Lopez has been charged with leaving the scene of a property damage crash, failure to control speed to avoid a collision, exhibition driving, negligent driving and other traffic-related charges.

All three were taken to the Prince George’s County Detention Center.

The Maryland Car Rally Task Force includes the Maryland State Police and police departments from Prince George’s, Montgomery, Howard, Baltimore counties, Baltimore City and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.