Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators announced Friday they have seized a handful of vehicles whose registrants allegedly took part in illegal street takeovers in East Los Angeles following the Dodgers dramatic World Series-clinching victory.
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As thousands of Dodgers fans took to the streets Saturday night to celebrate the team's second consecutive championship, "some fans let the moment get the best of them," according to a sheriff's department statement.
"Chaos ensued when several drivers were observed by deputies driving their vehicles in a reckless manner," according to the department. "Several vehicles were utilized to conduct street takeovers and perform burnouts and donuts in the middle of multiple intersections, putting other motorists and celebrating pedestrians in danger."
Detectives with the LASD's Major Crimes Bureau, Metro Detail obtained court orders authorizing the seizures of suspect vehicles for up to 30 days and on Thursday, detectives from the detail and deputies from the East Los Angeles Station located and seized five of the vehicles at homes in Los Angeles, unincorporated East Los Angeles and Norwalk.
Investigators continue to work the case and are seeking to identify all of the seized vehicles' drivers as well as those of others they have in their crosshairs.
Anyone who may have witnessed reckless driving during World Series celebrations in East Los Angeles last weekend or may have information were urged to call the Major Crimes Bureau - Metro Detail at 562-946-7893 or the East Los Angeles Sheriff's Station at 323-264-4151.
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