San Antonio officials are on alert after Austin street takeover incidents over the weekend.
– Days after a viral street takeover in Austin, the police department there is updating on what they’re calling a large-scale investigation.
Last couple of weeks, street racer/takeover groups showed up here in SA and ended in numerous arrests, citations, and gun and vehicles seizures. This kind of activity is dangerous and disruptive. Check out what happened in Austin.Austin’s police chief spoke about the takeover for the first time on Tuesday.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg says he saw the Austin video on Twitter and got in contact with Chief McManus to make sure the same wouldn’t happen in our city. Nirenberg said it’s about “making sure we have, you know, the proper information available so that, before these crowds assemble, there are police officers in the vicinity.”
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