Insp Adrian Craft… “To use the excuse that thereâs no Summernats to justify this sort of behaviour is childish and immature.”
“SELFISH, dangerous driving” saw some of Canberra’s streets turn into a scene from “Fast and Furious” over the weekend, according to the officer in charge of City Police Station, Adrian Craft, who says people involved in those incidents can expect a visit from police soon.
Early on Friday (January 8) night, police were forced to close Braddon’s Lonsdale Street for public safety concerns after reports of burnouts and dangerous driving during an unregulated car cruise.
At about 10.40pm, a large crowd then gathered at the corner of Yallourn Street and Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick, where spectators threw items, smashing the rear window of a police car with a bottle, and verbally abused officers.
TWO cars were seized in Fyshwick last night (January 9) after the drivers endangered members of the public by doing burnouts at the Yallourn Street and Canberra Avenue intersection, police say.
A crowd had gathered in Fyshwick after police, for the second night in a row, closed the northern end of Lonsdale Street in Braddon to disperse a growing crowd linked to an unregulated car cruise.
The street was closed for two hours, and during that time a large crowd gathered at the service station at the intersection of Yallourn Street and Canberra Avenue in Fyshwick.
Vehicles immediately began doing burnouts and police seized two of the vehicles. Police stopped others from entering the area and the crowd left.
Car enthusiasts allegedly attack ACT police officers amid reports of dangerous driving and drinking
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A group of car enthusiasts allegedly attacked ACT police on Friday night as officers investigated heavy drinking and dangerous driving across Canberra.
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Police say they were attacked upon arriving at a gathering in Fyshwick
Officers closed a busy street in inner-city Braddon due to safety concerns
Officers were also forced to close off a busy street in the inner-city suburb of Braddon in an attempt to disperse a growing, rowdy crowd.