Indiana State Police Targeting Indianapolis Street Racing Events, Dozens Arrested

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Indiana State Police Targeting Indianapolis Street Racing Events, Dozens Arrested​

Indiana State Police sent this bulletin at 03/10/2023 12:31 PM EST

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.​ INDIANA STATE POLICE INDIANAPOLIS DISTRICT 8620 E. 21st Street Indianapolis, IN 46219 www.in.gov/isp FOR RELEASE: Upon Receipt​ CONTACT: Sgt. John Perrine Public Information Officer 317-899-8287 DATE: March 10, 2023​ Indianapolis, IN - A national trend involving street racing, street take-overs and spinning has gotten the attention of the Indiana State Police and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Within the past year ISP and IMPD have conducted several special operations targeting these illegal activities resulting in more than 40 arrests and the recovery of over 80 stolen vehicles. The most recent special operation occurred March 4, 2023, at three locations in the Indianapolis area and resulted in nine arrests. Investigators are currently pursuing leads on others who were involved. IMPD and ISP investigators received information of a planned spinning event potentially involving over 100 cars. Spinning is a trend of utilizing a public park, a parking lot, a street, intersections or even an interstate to perform an action commonly referred to as a doughnut in a vehicle. During these events, several vehicles are used to block roads or parking lots and dozens of bystanders put themselves in dangerous positions to try and record or touch the spinning cars. Often times these events are held without proper permits, or permission from the property owners. Once these cars leave the events it is very common to catch them illegally racing one another on the streets. The Indiana State Police recognizes there are legal and permitted spinning events in Indianapolis, the events being targeted are not those legally occurring. One of the three targeted events March 4 involved a private parking lot near 34th and Lafayette Road. The owner of the parking lot did not grant permission for the event and had recently spent over $60,000 to resurface and paint his parking lot, which is now heavily damaged from this event. Indiana State Police Area Five Investigations Commander, Lieutenant Jeff Hearon said. "The Indiana State Police will continue to commit necessary resources to target these illegal and dangerous events. Legitimate car clubs, concerned citizens and community members have played a vital role in providing information to assist detectives with these investigations. The disregard for public safety and personal property shown by these groups is egregious, and we are committed to holding them accountable for their reckless behavior." During these special operations, the Indiana State Police Helicopter and Aviation Section have played an important role to bring safe conclusion to those who choose to flee from officers. Arrested March 4, 2023: Eusebio Felipe Moreno Jr. (21) - Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle Luis F. Campillo (18) - Criminal Recklessness Anthony Henderson (25) - Criminal Recklessness John L. Baker (20) - Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle; Criminal Recklessness Craig Murry (23) - Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle; Driving While Suspended; Reckless Driving Shelby Waugh (21) Resisting Law Enforcement (Misdemeanor) Marquis Gibbs (24) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Patrick Gerlach (20) Criminal Recklessness Kadryn Williams (21) Criminal Recklessness These investigations are ongoing and detectives expect more arrests as a result of the March 4 events. All crimes mentioned in this release are alleged and all suspects are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court. The charges listed were used as probable cause for arrest, actual charges will be determined by the Marion County Prosecutor's Office upon review of the cases.

 

[Ark]

Warms my heart. Too bad they'll be prosecuted in Marion County.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Warms my heart. Too bad they'll be prosecuted in Marion County.

"Prosecuted"

 

[printcraft]

Doughnuts!?

 

[LeftyGunner]

Doughnuts!?

Why else would the cops be interested?

 

[KLB]

Lots of stupid people in the World.

 

[bobzilla]

"Prosecuted"

Damnit I was just going to post that!

 

[Ingomike]

Did anyone watch American Graffiti?

BTW, where can we stream that movie?

 

[shibumiseeker]

About freaking time.

 

[Ark]

"Prosecuted"

Exactly.

 

[BigRed]

Warms my heart. Too bad they'll be prosecuted in Marion County.

Maybe not if they shoot somebody at the event.

 

[BigRed]

Did anyone watch American Graffiti?

BTW, where can we stream that movie?

I could never find it...finally found it on disc on eBay or some site.

Great movie!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Did anyone watch American Graffiti?

BTW, where can we stream that movie?

Looks like it's available on Paramount+.

 

[Judamonster]

I bet their music is too loud. And not REAL music.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I bet their music is too loud. And not REAL music.

There was probably dancing too. **GASP**

 

[Ark]

There was probably dancing too. **GASP**

Young lady, where is your father?!

 

[Cameramonkey]

I could never find it...finally found it on disc on eBay or some site.

Great movie!

Ive found the best place for older dvds is ebay. I can usually find good to excellent used titles for around $8 delivered. That's not much more than the $5 bin at Walmart, but with GOOD titles.

 

[55fairlane]

Back in the day, I might have been to an illegal street race, with my nitrous feed kz 1000....

 

[gassprint1]

So laying down rubber is some very bad destruction..hmmmà.. so then all the semis and any other vehicle that lock up the brakes and leave rubber tracks everywhere is super bad too and should be arrested. I have never seen any city grant permission to any group to street race or burn rubber. Why, because they'll say thats what a drag strip is for. Can it be dangerous, well yea, but thing are alway taken far beyond context of what really goes on.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

So laying down rubber is some very bad destruction..hmmmà.. so then all the semis and any other vehicle that lock up the brakes and leave rubber tracks everywhere is super bad too and should be arrested. I have never seen any city grant permission to any group to street race or burn rubber. Why, because they'll say thats what a drag strip is for. Can it be dangerous, well yea, but thing are alway taken far beyond context of what really goes on.

Feel free to go to 3585 Commercial Drive and see all of the damage the burnouts have done to the lot there. But you don't own the lot and don't pay to have it maintained, so no big deal.