Police say 15 people were arrested, 14 vehicles were towed and two guns were recovered during a street racing investigation in Tempe.
The city of Tempe announced a big bust in connection to a street racing investigation.Officials shared video from last weekend showing a driver doing "burnouts" in a crowded parking lot before crashing the car just feet from pedestrians.Fifteen people were arrested, 14 vehicles were seized and two guns were recovered."On any given night, dozens to hundreds of street racers take to Valley streets at high speeds," city officials said in a news release.
Tempe Police Department is working closely with the Phoenix Police Department Street Racing Task Force and Department of Public Safety to end this dangerous activity and keep our streets safer."Tempe Police say they issued 259 citations last year in connection to street racing."As the Tempe Police Chief, I am committed to addressing the issue of street racing and its associated crimes.
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