Hundreds of Cars Pack Nevada Streets for Illegal Stunts

Hundreds of Cars Pack Nevada Streets for Illegal Stunts
Police detain drivers in Reno, Nev., early on Oct. 1, 2022. Lt. Michael Browett/Reno Police Department via AP
The Associated Press
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RENO, Nev.—Thousands of people in hundreds of cars took over northern Nevada parking lots and intersections Friday night and into Saturday, performing stunts in souped-up vehicles and leading to crashes and arrests, police said.

Police beefed up nighttime staffing after social media posts urged people from San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to come to the “sideshow” in Reno, Police Lt. Michael Browett said.