Newsflash: Kansas City Sideshows Powered By Stolen Cars

Our blog community has noted this fact of life in the comments for the past year.

Thankfully, here's a bit of reporting and a quote on the OPEN SECRET about local street culture.

Check-it . . .

Police have connected sideshows and street racing with the theft of some high-end Stellantis and GM vehicles like Jeeps, Chargers and Camaros.

Kansas City has seen an increasing number of dangerous sideshows and street races.

It’s also dealing with a spike in thefts of high-performance cars. Turns out, the two issues are connected.

“Those high-performance V8 supercharged drivetrains are what the street racing gangs want to put in their vehicles,” said Missouri State Highway Patrol investigator Cpl. Nate Bradley.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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