The street takeover crackdown continues with San Francisco, of all places, getting in on the action. Police there seized multiple cars involved in violent street takeovers back in June, shocking many. You know the tolerance for this nonsense is coming to a close when one of the cities which has looked the other way repeatedly is now dropping the hammer on these illegal gatherings.
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Those takeovers happened back on June 9 and featured at least one vehicle being torched in an intersection. We, along with pretty much everyone else, thought that yet again there would be virtually no consequences for the act especially since nothing came of it, until now.
On Friday, San Francisco Police Department proudly announced it seized five cars involved in the June street takeovers. It shared photos of three of those rides: An S550 Mustang GT, Cadillac CTS-V, and A C7 Z06 Corvette.
It’s obvious what SFPD is doing: making an example out of these street takeover dorks. The five cars will be held by authorities for 30 days before being returned. It remains to be seen if this will act as a deterrent or not, but the hope is it will.
“These illegal events are unacceptable in our city,” said Chief William Scott. “I want to thank the hard-working members of the San Francisco Police Department who put themselves in harm’s way when responding to these dangerous and unlawful gatherings.”
While this is a win, we have to stay realistic: far more cars were involved in the takeovers. Why haven’t police seized those rides as well? While some we’re sure were stolen vehicles, what about the rest? Hopefully more seizures will be coming from this and other street takeovers soon.
Unfortunately, police in California and other states have their hands tied by weak laws when it comes to taking apart street takeovers. Other states have passed tougher measures which allow for enhanced charges and even vehicle forfeitures when drivers take over stretches of road or intersections.
Images via San Francisco Police Department/Facebook
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