Kansas City Police & Troopers Crackdown On Riverfront Sideshow: Losing Fight?!?

We have to respect police & law enforcement who push back against illegal street racers who are persistent, prevalent and presumptuous regarding their right to block local streets. 

Here's the description of a recent struggle against this trend that continues into cold weather season and across several years . .  . 

"As officers arrived in the area Saturday, a man allegedly jumped into the road, trying to impede responding police vehicles, according to a KCPD incident report.

"Officers then chased him on foot as he tried to flee, the incident report said. He was eventually taken into custody.

"A video circulating on social media shows the moments leading up to the police response to last Saturday’s sideshow near Kansas City’s Riverfront. 

"Multiple police chases also ensued when highway patrol troopers responded to the scene, according to Cpl. Justin Howard, a highway patrol spokesman.

"Troopers engaged in three separate police chases with vehicles. Two of the chases came to an end with the use of stop sticks, and one chase came to an end with the use of a Tactical Vehicle Intervention, Howard said.

"During their response, one of the trooper’s patrol vehicles was hit by a fleeing vehicle, Howard said. However, no one was injured in any of the pursuits, he said.

"The highway patrol arrested the drivers of the two vehicles that were brought to a halt with stop sticks.
The driver of the third vehicle fled on foot and a juvenile occupant was taken into custody, Howard said. Troopers found a stolen firearm in the third vehicle . . ."

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

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