US EditionHealey, Mass. State Police vow zero tolerance for illegal street takeovers
Officials have made seven arrests, issued over 200 citations, and allocated $14 million in safety grants to curb dangerous street takeovers, officials said.
- On October 16, 2025, Governor Maura Healey pledged zero tolerance and announced $14 million in traffic safety grants, saying, `Whether they're coming from Massachusetts or coming from outside of Massachusetts, we've got zero tolerance for this stuff.`
- Organizers recruit participants on social media to block intersections and stage stunts, with at least four communities in Massachusetts, including South Boston, experiencing violent takeovers this month.
- Officials said the coordinated crackdown yielded seven arrests, 15 tows, two seized vehicles, one recovered stolen car, 232 civil citations, 74 warnings and 20 criminal summons, State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble said.
- Following the South End attack, police arrested two men from Rhode Island for throwing objects at a cruiser and hitting it with a pole.
- The exchange adds a political dimension to enforcement of illegal street takeovers as President Donald Trump threatened to move 2026 World Cup games from Foxborough, and Governor Maura Healey defended stadium safety Thursday.
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Massachusetts Governor Healey provides update on drag racing crackdown
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Massachusetts awards $14M in public safety grants to combat illegal ‘street takeovers’
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says that coordinated law enforcement efforts have cracked down on illegal “street takeovers” like the one in South Boston last week that ended with a police car set…
State law enforcement officials announce crackdown on ‘street takeovers’ that hit Eastern Mass. - The Boston Globe
“Statewide operations to deter street takeovers are having an impact,” said Healey, a Democrat and former state attorney general, at a State House briefing.
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