The Los Angeles Police Division has began to crackdown on illegal road takeovers.

Over the August 19-21 weekend, the LAPD initially responded to a takeover that was shortly forming in West L.A on the intersection of Sawtelle and Nationwide boulevards. Lots of of individuals had gathered however police swooped in earlier than the takeover might even start.

KTLA experiences that authorities responded to plenty of different road takeovers all through the course of the weekend, in the end making six arrests, issuing 82 citations, and impounding 34 automobiles. One particular person arrested had a warrant for tried homicide whereas one other had a warrant for possession of a loaded ghost gun.

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On Friday and Saturday, the LAPD joined a number of police companies from Southern California to fight and disrupt a rising and harmful downside: road racing and takeovers. pic.twitter.com/E1GxxZxiJx

— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) August 23, 2022

“On Friday and Saturday, the LAPD joined a number of police companies from Southern California to fight and disrupt a rising and harmful downside: road racing and takeovers,” the LAPD mentioned on Twitter. “The collaborative efforts by everybody concerned made an influence and despatched a message – we is not going to condone this unlawful and infrequently lethal conduct.”

On August 18, LAPD detective Ryan Moreno mentioned that the division had a zero-tolerance coverage for road takeovers and confirmed that automobiles could be seized in a bid to clampdown on the observe.

“We actually wish to cease this from turning into a brand new pattern the place they assume they will present up and take over a road, freeway or any a part of town,” Moreno added.

Some cities in the US have began to put in Botts’ Dotts throughout giant intersections to discourage road takeovers. These raised pavement markers have been put in at varied intersections in Compton however footage from final weekend reveals that they haven’t confirmed to be significantly helpful.