- About 100 people were using all-terrain vehicles in dangerous ways and causing dangerous conditions on the roads of Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday.
- A total of five people were arrested during the noisy street takeover.
Five people have been arrested during an attempted street takeover involving nearly 100 ATVs in Hartford, Connecticut.
Officers received a number of complaints about several ATVs “causing dangerous conditions” around 6 p.m. Saturday.
Police detained five members of the group and also reportedly found and recovered a gun, four ATVs, and a towed vehicle.
Street shots involve noisy crowds of people blocking roads, disrupting traffic, or, in some cases, illegal street racing.
Five people were arrested during an attempted street takeover involving 100 ATVs in Hartford, Connecticut.
Police have identified two suspects out of the five suspects. Weslye Santiago, 26, of New Britain (left) and Angel Figuera (right)
According to police, about 100 people were using all-terrain vehicles in a dangerous manner on Saturday, causing dangerous road conditions.
Police were able to divert the crowd to different parts of the city, where they later detained the drivers.
Police have identified two suspects out of the five suspects.
Both suspects were transported to the Hartford Police Detention Center, where they were processed and charged.
Weslye Santiago, 26, of New Britain, was charged with reckless driving, prohibited operations and interfering with an officer, according to police.
Angel Figuera, 33, of Manchester, was charged with reckless driving, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of license plates and carrying weapons in a motor vehicle, police said.
According to police, the ATVs were towed to the Hartford Police Depot.
The origins of how the street takeover arose or how it was organized are unknown. Police recovered four all-terrain vehicles and a gun.
With the arrival of warmer weather, police say street shootings will become more frequent.
Police were able to divert the crowd to different parts of the city, where they later detained the drivers.
Police are urging those caught in a street takeover not to face the crowd. Rather, they suggest you turn around and find an alternative route.
Jerry Williams, a Hartford transplant originally from California, said fox 61 that street shootings are a problem throughout the country.
“Over there they call it the side show, where they just take over an intersection and a street and even sometimes the freeway,” Williams said. “So when I come cross country and see the same thing, I think, ‘oh, here we go again.'”
Williams said he had already been caught in the middle of a street takeover in Hartford.
‘I’ve been stuck in traffic a few times and it’s hard to watch because you see these young people being reckless and you know, if they keep doing what they’re doing, it could end very badly for them,’ Williams said.
“I hope that the people who are part of this will one day realize and say ‘we have to stop this.'”
Police are urging those caught in a street takeover not to face the crowd. Rather, they suggest you turn around and find an alternative route.
