Seven firearms were recovered and four vehicles impounded in the latest Operation Knight Rider sortie
Six people have been arrested in Birmingham, AL, as part of a crackdown on street racing and sideshows. Seven firearms were recovered and four vehicles impounded in lates round of Operation Knight Rider. Birmingham PD had already arrested 23 people on similar charges in May. Police across the US have struggled to deal with an epidemic of street racing and sideshows where entire intersections are brought to a standstill for some impromptu drift action.
Related: Birmingham PD’s Operation Knight Rider Nets Stolen Cars, Sideshow Shutdowns But cops also recovered seven firearms and two Glock Switch devices, which turn regular 9mm pistols into rapid fire weapons classed by law as machine guns, and are highly illegal as a consequence. That should be enough to quash any notions that Operation Knight Rider is just about the cops spoiling the fun of some regular car enthusiasts who just got a little carried away with the right pedal.
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