LAPD to crack down on street takeovers, says ‘cars will start disappearing real soon’
LA TimesLos Angeles Police Department is stepping up efforts to address illegal street takeovers with a new measure that could lead to participants’ cars “disappearing real soon.” Detective Ryan Moreno told reporters on Thursday that anyone caught attending or participating in a street takeover will have their vehicle impounded for up to 30 days, according to Fox LA11. “Cars are going to start disappearing real soon,” Moreno said. Moreno issued the warning just days after two separate street takeovers occurred about an hour apart and just over a mile from each other in South L.A. One street takeover late Sunday night in an unincorporated area of the Willowbrook neighborhood led to the shooting death of a teenage boy, authorities said. A separate street takeover about an hour later and 1½ miles down the road in the same area escalated when a mob ransacked a 7-Eleven store and stole snacks, drinks, lottery tickets and tobacco products.
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