Birmingham Police Crack Down on Street Stunts

0:00It's April 27th. This is Birmingham News Today, driven by AI. Birmingham police are ramping up their fight against reckless street stunts with Operation Knight Rider, a crackdown launched this year under chief. Michael Pickett. It's zeroed in on illegal exhibition driving, like street racing and wild spins that have spiked all over the city. Earlier this month, from April 24th to 25th, the Special Operations Bureau took charge, teaming up with air support from Star 1 and the drone units to spot trouble from above and direct ground teams. These dangerous moves aren't just against the law. They endanger everyone nearby, turning neighborhoods into hazard zones and risking serious harm, or worse, that quick two-day push delivered real results, six arrests for exhibition driving, two guns seized, and six vehicles hauled away to stop the chaos. With hotspots still popping up, cops plan to keep hitting hard through the operation, making arrests and yanking cars to protect the community, long-term.