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Fairfax staff urge state changes to charge organizers and increase penalties for street takeovers
Summary
Police described a sharp rise in organized street takeovers and urged the county to pursue state legislation to expand charging authority and penalties, citing regional links to violence and challenges policing coordinated events.
Police and supervisors in Fairfax County said Tuesday they will push for state-level changes after a local police briefing on organized street takeovers and stunt driving.
Assistant Chief of Police Bob Blakely told the Board's legislative committee that street takeovers — where organizers block traffic and perform “donuts” and burnouts — rose sharply in late 2022 and into 2024. “We made 3 arrests in that case,” he said of one March incident, and said the events are dangerous: “So they are very dangerous.” He…
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