MILWAUKEE — Three people were arrested following several “street takeovers” in Milwaukee over the weekend, according to police.
On Monday, police said dozens of calls regarding the street takeovers came in over the weekend, which led to the arrest of three people. Six vehicles were also towed, and four citations were issued.
Video captured by a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) traffic camera shows one of the takeovers, which blocked drivers near 6th and Clybourn on Saturday.
Watch: Milwaukee 'street takeover' blocks drivers near 6th and Clybourn over the weekend
Footage from the Wisconsin DOT’s 511 camera shows a crowd gathered around the intersection of 6th and Clybourn just before midnight Saturday.
The video shows two cars drifting around each other and doing burnouts in the middle of the intersection. At times, people can be seen hanging out of the windows of the cars.
It’s unclear which street takeovers led to the arrests mentioned by police.
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