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Police chiefs ask lawmakers to allow seizure of cars used in 'street takeovers' after violent incidents
Summary
Connecticut Police Chiefs Association and local chiefs supported legislation to allow municipalities to seize vehicles used in street takeovers, citing shootings, arson and cross-jurisdictional enforcement challenges; chiefs said seizure authority and task forces have reduced illegal events.
The Connecticut Police Chiefs Association urged the Public Safety and Security Committee to pass a bill that would let municipalities seize vehicles used in street takeovers, a tactic chiefs say helps deter and limit dangerous events involving hundreds of cars.
Chief Carl Jacobson, representing the association, told the committee that takeovers “can happen in any town, any time of the day or night” and are often violent and chaotic:…
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