mrblunt Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Taken from another forum I'm a member of - - - http://cbs2.com/local/Riverside.Street.Racing.2.687707.html http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_R_streetrace01.4234d9b.html City Press Release: http://www.riversideca.gov/rpd/press/mar29b08.pdf Using {part of a grant totalling} $503,000 in federal and state gas tax revenue to pay for overtime, nine police agencies in Riverside, California sent more than one hundred {or as few as 50 depending on who you believe} police officers to surround a gathering of automotive enthusiasts. Owners of imported sport compact cars had gathered at the Canyon Crossing shopping center on Friday night to swap stories, talk about their passion for cars and show off the latest enhancements to their rides. At around 11pm police surprised participants by blocking all exits with fifty police cruisers. Officers then began a warrantless search and interrogation operation of the 150 vehicles that were present. Police issued a total of forty-eight tickets for "engine modifications" with police accusing the owners of the parked vehicles of being street racers. Another fifty tickets were issued for paperwork violations, dark window tinting and lack of a front license plate. The most revenue, however, will be generated from the fees imposed on twenty vehicles that were confiscated. Despite labeling the parking lot raid as taking place at a "street racing venue," Riverside Police offered no evidence that any street racing actually took place. Other law enforcement agencies participating in Friday night's raid included the California Highway Patrol, Riverside County Sheriff's Department, and police from Baldwin Park, Fontana, Irwindale, Moreno Valley, Ontario and Mount San Jacinto Community College. "If you're not into street racing, why would you need that?" "Why would you want more power going to your car?" Riverside Police Traffic Sergeant Skip Showalter asked an enthusiast during a similar crackdown last year. I'd be pissed if this happened in our area. Thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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