Birmingham Police Crack Down on Illegal Street Racing

0:00It's April 28th. This is Birmingham News today, AI-powered stories from your city. Birmingham police are ramping up their fight against illegal street exhibitions with Operation Night Writer. This crackdown, launched this year under Chief Michael Pickett, just naps six drivers over a weekend bust. The operation kicked off back in 2024 after a spike in these reckless shows across the city. Cops zeroed in on hotspots through resources at the problem and started making real arrests that shut it down. Police stunts aren't just against the law, they're straight up dangerous endangering folks on the roads every time. The department's all in on keeping the streets safe by hitting offenders hard. From Friday April 24th to Saturday, April 25th, they pulled in those six arrests, all charged with exhibition driving. They also grabbed two guns and towed six vehicles off the streets. Operation Night Writer rolls on, with police vowing to keep the pressure up and cut these incidents for good.