Suffolk police arrest 3 after 200-rider street takeover in Brentwood
Three people were arrested after at least 200 ATVs, dirt bikes and motorcycles overran Hauppauge and Brentwood, and police impounded 10 vehicles.
Three people were arrested after at least 200 ATVs, dirt bikes and motorcycles overran Hauppauge and Brentwood, and Suffolk County police impounded 10 vehicles. The takeover pushed through several Suffolk County communities on July 26, with riders regrouping near Motor Parkway and Express Drive South in Brentwood after initially breaking apart. Police began getting multiple 911 calls at about 4:20 p.m., as the group performed stunts and moved from Hauppauge to Bay Shore.
Officers said the gathering turned a stretch of Suffolk roads into a moving enforcement problem, with riders spreading out, reforming and then drawing more calls as the afternoon wore on. The location mattered: Motor Parkway and Express Drive South sit in a heavily traveled part of Brentwood, and the incident added another round of disruption to drivers and residents in a county that has seen repeated street takeover complaints.
The July arrests came months after Suffolk police made four arrests in a crackdown on illegal street takeovers on Jan. 7, when Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said illegal car meets remain a serious safety concern. Suffolk County also has a Street Takeover Task Force, part of a broader effort to stop ATV, dirt bike and motorcycle gatherings before they block roads or force a larger police response.
The latest case fits a pattern that has already produced major enforcement efforts in Suffolk County. In one prior takeover case, nine arrests were made and 12 vehicles were impounded, underscoring how quickly these gatherings can escalate and how often the county has had to rely on seizures as well as arrests to break them up.
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