Two people have been arrested and seven cars destroyed during a police crackdown over organised dangerous street racing in Melbourne.
Police swarmed south-eastern suburbs of Moorabbin, Bentleigh East, Endeavour Hills and Ferntree Gully on Wednesday morning.
Four warrants were executed as part of an operation led by Taskforce Regarder.
Two people have been arrested and seven cars destroyed during a police crackdown over organised dangerous street racing in Melbourne
Two people in custody were arrested in relation to planning and organising criminal intentional high-risk driving between June and September 2017
The arrests come after Victoria Police crushed seven vehicles on Friday, which were seized following hoon meet-ups that occurred between November 2015 and January 2016
Two people in custody were arrested in relation to planning and organising criminal intentional high-risk driving between June and September 2017.
The arrests come after Victoria Police crushed seven vehicles on Friday, which were seized following hoon meet-ups that occurred between November 2015 and January 2016.
Detective Inspector Mick Daly said the offenders were looking at serious criminal charges, including conduct endangering serious injury.
‘Police have no tolerance for people who plan, organise or engage in deliberate, risky behaviour at hoon meets,’ Mr Daly said.
‘These irresponsible people, including the event organisers and drivers, place their lives and the lives of others at serious risk.’
Detective Inspector Daly said police have witnessed the ‘tragic consequences of hoon driving where lives have been lost’, but the racing continues to ‘plague our suburbs’.
A red Nissan sedan was destroyed on Friday after a 23-year-old man was charged in 2016
The cars were thrown together to be crushed in an effort to deter those from illegal hoon meet-ups
‘Police will continue to work with the community to identify, disrupt and apprehend anyone taking part in this kind of dangerous behaviour on our roads,’ he said.
Taskforce Regarder has arrested more than 55 offenders and seized 24 cars since it was set up to investigate the illegal hoon gatherings across Melbourne in November 2015.
The Taskforce comprises a team of detectives, highway patrol members and intelligence officers who work to disrupt these gatherings and gather evidence against highly organised offending groups.
A black Nissan coupe was destroyed after a 25-year-old man was charged and convicted with reckless conduct endangering serious injury in 2016.
A black Holden utility was destroyed after a 30-year-old man was charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury
The cars were crushed and destroyed by police on Friday, after seizing them between November 2015 and January 2016
The white Holden sedan of a 24-year-old man was destroyed after the owner was charged with three counts of reckless conduct endangering serious injury in 2016.
A red Nissan sedan was destroyed after a 23-year-old man was also charged.
A grey Holden sedan was destroyed after a 23-year-old man was charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury.
The maroon Ford sedan of a 25-year-old man was destroyed after the owner was also charged.
A black Holden utility was destroyed after a 30-year-old man was charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury.
A white Holden sedan was destroyed after a 27-year-old man was charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury.
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