“Ring of fire” in Detroit leads police to investigate

(CBS DETROIT) – Gasoline, fireplace and burnouts. It was fairly the scene early Monday morning alongside Greenfield and Seven Mile roads.

Video shared on a number of social media platforms reveals almost 5 minutes of automobiles performing burnouts. Additionally within the video, an officer’s cruiser could be seen within the footage.

Police inform us residents’ security is all the time on their minds. 

“The target is to disperse and disband the group safely,” DPD eighth Precinct Commander, Vernal Newson, mentioned. 

We’re informed the brazen incident resulted in one of many officer’s automobiles being hit. Newson says, that driver was issued a quotation.

Incidents like this authorities say have gotten all too widespread.

“What we discovered over the previous few years is {that a} majority of the drifters and drag racers are suburbanites or those who reside exterior of the Metropolis of Detroit,” Newson mentioned.

Police say they’ve recognized a white Dodge Challenger and count on to subject a warrant quickly for the motive force. In response to authorities, different automobiles on the scene eliminated their plates.

For these occupied with committing the identical stunt police urge you to rethink that selection.

“We’re coming after you we’re gonna come and execute a search warrant at your own home and we’re gonna take your automobile,” Newson lamented.

Within the video, at one level a person pours gasoline on the road and lights it.

For residents who occur to note incidents like this, one police need you to assist them assist our group.

“That is our metropolis, let’s do one thing about it,” Newson mentioned. “You see a automobile… take the license plate off the automobile…name us.”