According to Pembroke Park Police, a group of around 90 to 150 people riding on ATVs, motorcycles and dirt bikes stopped at a RaceTrac gas station at 3996 Pembroke Road
An investigation is underway Sunday after three suspects were accused of vandalizing a decoy cruiser at a gas station in Pembroke Park.
According to Pembroke Park Police, a group of around 90 to 150 people riding on ATVs, motorcycles and dirt bikes stopped at a RaceTrac gas station at 3996 Pembroke Road.
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WATCH HEREAfter the large group was at the gas station, three suspects climbed onto a Pembroke Park Police decoy vehicle and one of them kicked the front windshield, which shattered it.
Video showed a large group of people at the gas station and the three individuals on top of the cruiser.
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Police said the damages to the vehicle were around $1,000.
Before stopping at the gas station, police said the suspects were involved in a series of street takeovers in South Florida.
"They use these ATVs, and dirt bikes and just pretty much do not stop at red lights, at intersections, at stop signs and they just randomly take, take the intersection and terrorize our streets," said Pembroke Park Deputy Chief Jason Ochoa.
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After vandalizing the cruisers, police said they followed the suspects who continued to engage in reckless behavior.
Ochoa said those responsible for damaging the cruiser could face a felony charge.
"You are looking at crimes of traffic violations if you are committing any kind of street takeovers," he said. "We are going to take your vehicles and impound the ATVs, the dirt bikes, it will not be tolerated in the Town of Pembroke Park, in Broward County, and in South Florida in particular, we set the standard, we are not tolerating it.”
Anyone with information on the suspects is urged to contact police.
