CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police has released multiple photos from last weekend's "street takeover."
"Street takeovers have proven dangerous for the participants, observers and non-involved citizens. Safety is the top concern and there’s an urgency to locate the suspects," said Cleveland police in a press release.
Several incidents impacted multiple locations in Cleveland late Saturday evening into early Sunday morning as suspects stopped traffic, pointed guns at people, lit fireworks and attempted to start fires.
Cleveland Police Chief Annie Todd told Cleveland City Council that the first report of activity came from E. 55th and Woodland at around 11:30 p.m., and then more and more street takeovers started popping up, dividing police resources.
Photos of the individuals and vehicles involved can be viewed below:
Cleveland police release pictures from 'street takeover'
Other takeovers occurred on West 65th Street, East 93rd Street and Opportunity Corridor, Steelyard Commons, East 105th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East 55th Street and Woodland Avenue.
The final area was reported on I-90 West at West 14th around 4 a.m. Sunday.
"There was about 20 vehicles on the freeway that were blocking all lanes of traffic, shooting off fireworks, attempting to light fires on the freeway and pointing firearms at citizens who were confronting them," according to Chief Todd.
Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to contact Cleveland police at 216-623-5474.
