Cleveland City Council members, expressing frustration, pushed Wednesday for greater police presence and the use of its drone program to fight the street takeovers that terrified residents last weekend.
Cleveland City Council members pushed Wednesday for greater police presence and the use of its drone program to fight the street takeovers that terrified residents last weekend.CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland City Council members, expressing frustration, pushed Wednesday for greater police presence and the use of drones to fight the street takeovers that terrified residents last weekend.
“They pick on the city of Cleveland because we don’t have any traffic enforcement,” Councilman Joseph Jones said. “If we had traffic enforcement, we could really make an impact.” Initially, media reports said motorists met at six or seven different locations. On Wednesday, Todd provided a list of 16 intersections, parking lots or roads that were taken over during the weekend.
Since the incidents, Cleveland police have formed a task force to investigate the street takeovers, Todd said.In July, more than 100 dirt-bike riders drove over the Detroit-Superior Bridge. When Cleveland police tried to stop the dirt bikes, one struck an officer and dragged him. An Under existing laws, Cleveland police have issued 34 citations for stunt driving this year, which is an increase from 20 in all of last year, Todd said.
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