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Four guns were also seized. It all started at a Sam's Club parking lot last Saturday night when 88 street racers gathered before the very illegal activity got underway. Little did they know the authorities were already watching. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, the Clayton County Sheriff's Office successfully completed this massive bust with no one getting injured despite confiscating four firearms. They were well prepared for the action. The Sheriff's COBRA Unit (sort of the equivalent of a special ops team), Blackhawk Unit, and Tactical Patrol arrived on the scene likely thanks to good intelligence. It's also possible someone driving by called 911 after noticing a large number of definitely not Sam's Club shoppers hanging out. Something was about to go down.
More than 100 street racers are arrested in Georgia after cops trapped them in a parking lot and deployed spike strips to stop them escaping Authorities blocked every exit to a Sam's Club parking lot in Morrow, south of Atlanta, in the early hours of Sunday morning They responded to reports of cars racing and performing stunts The Clayton Clayton County Sheriff's Office said they deployed spike strips to flatten tires of anyone who tried to flee In total, 88 adult street racers and 16 juveniles were taken into custody Four firearms were also seized and at least 50 of the vehicles were towed
Dozens of alleged street racers arrested in Clayton County By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published Dozens arrested as Clayton County increases efforts to stop street racing Clayton County authorities said a Sam's Club parking lot on Jonesboro Road was the site of a street racing bust this weekend. JONESBORO, Ga. - UPDATE 3 p.m. MONDAY: Deputies with the Clayton County Sheriff's Department arrested 20-year-old Oscar Gallegos, who police said led deputies on a high-speed chase when fleeing the scene of the street racing bust. Authorities said they mistakenly identified his brother as the suspect, and Oscar Gallegos turned himself in on Monday after admitting he was the driver of the Gray Charger Hell Cat that police chased from the original scene.
Teens in stolen car lead police on chase Two minors riding around in a stolen Honda were arrested last week after they failed to elude police after a wild chase through Ceres and south Modesto. On Tuesday, Feb. 23 Officer Eric Gallegos saw a Honda Civic traveling eastbound on Don Pedro Road from Collins Road when he checked the license plate and learned it was stolen. When Officer Gallegos followed the vehicle as it made a southbound turn onto Moffett Road, the 17-year-old Modesto female driver sped off, blowing through a red light on westbound Service Road. The pursuit continued north on Collins Road to northbound Railroad Avenue. The vehicle accelerated to over 80 mph so when the Honda reached the sweeping turn on Railroad Avenue just before Whitmore Avenue, she lost control and rolled over a small tree on the east side of the road that became stuck underneath the car.
Reckless driving leads drug arrest in car stop Alejandro Serrato An act of reckless driving on Highway 99 with a Ceres Police officer right behind to watch it all ended with the driver, going to jail on drug charges early Tuesday, Dec. 15. At 12:42 a.m., Officer Eric Gallegos was northbound on Highway 99 from Whitmore Avenue when he watched a silver pickup, behind a semi-truck and trailer, attempted to pass using the shoulder. After a near collision, the pickup driver pulled back behind the semi-truck and trailer. Officer Gallegos conducted a traffic stop on the Crowslanding Road off-ramp and found that driver Alejandro Serrato, 38, of Ceres, was on parole. During a search, a small plastic bindle of suspected methamphetamine was located in Serrato’s sock.