Senate approves bill cracking down on street takeovers

Senate approves bill cracking down on street takeovers

The Senate approved a bill that would allow cities and towns to get more aggressive in stopping street takeovers. The bill would, among other things, allow police to destroy ATVs, dirt bikes and certain other types of vehicles seized from takeovers. “I think it’s a safety issue, as you know our streets have, as the bill would suggest, have been taken over,” Sen. Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) said. The bill garnered a 35-1 vote Wednesday and now he…