Virginia police have released surprising dashcam footage of a street robbery that left one officer injured and a cruiser damaged, as authorities continue to identify suspects in the attack.
Hundreds of people gathered for an illegal car rally in the parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield on March 31.
A Fairfax County police officer arrived on the scene and was met by an armed crowd who engulfed her car.
Dashcam footage obtained by Fox news showed at least one person trying to remove the vehicle’s license plate, while others jumped on her cruiser and punched the windows.
“They’re all wearing masks. They’re storming my cruiser,” an officer said as he called for reinforcements.
Hundreds of people gathered for an illegal car rally in Springfield, Virginia, on March 31
Photos posted on social media of the street takeover show a man hanging out of a car with a gun
Footage showed at least one person trying to remove the license plate from a police car
“Multiple people were blocking my cruiser and banging on the windows,” another officer said when they arrived on the scene.
Photos posted on social media of the street takeover show a man hanging out of a car with a gun.
One officer who got out of his car was hit by a driver who drove away at high speed.
‘I think we have narrowly escaped our own death scenario. Because one of our officers was surrounded by a bunch of masked, tough wannabe thugs who surrounded her car and acted in a criminal manner, in a way that I will tell you will never happen again in Fairfax County. Police Chief Kevin Davis said.
Police have identified the driver as 18-year-old Ronal Urrea-Hernandez of Catonsville, Maryland and have obtained an arrest warrant for him for hit and run, speeding and no driver’s license.
Carlos A Martinez Jr., 18, was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless driving after driving on the wrong side of the road and crashing into a police car.
Authorities identified 20-year-old Dylan Heckard of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania because he posted a photo of himself pointing his middle finger at a police car during the incident.
They obtained warrants to arrest him for kidnapping, assault on a law enforcement officer, obstruction of justice and wearing a mask in public.
Police have identified a 17-year-old from Arlington they are not naming who will be charged with disorderly conduct and kidnapping for jumping on the police car and preventing her from leaving.
‘What does that mean for residential and business communities? It means you didn’t have police protecting your neighborhoods, your communities, your businesses, because these criminals diverted all our attention to dealing with an attack on one of our police officers,” Davis said.
The mother attacked the police vehicles, while others jumped on the cruiser and punched the windows
Carlos A Martinez Jr. (pictured), 18, was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless driving after he drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed into a police car.
Authorities identified 20-year-old Dylan Heckard because he posted a photo of himself pointing his middle finger at a police car during the incident.
An officer getting out of his car was struck by a driver, identified as Ronal Urrea-Hernandez (pictured), who sped away from the scene.
Four people have been charged in connection and police are using social media to identify others who were there
Street takeovers involve noisy crowds blocking roads, disrupting traffic, or in some cases, illegal street racing.
About 100 people used all-terrain vehicles dangerously, causing dangerous road conditions in Hartford, Connecticut on March 30.
Five group members were taken into custody by police, who also reportedly found and recovered a gun, four ATVs and one towed vehicle.
On March 16, a woman was hit by a car and thrown to the ground during a street takeover in Los Angeles.
Police estimated that 50 cars were involved in the street takeover at the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and West 63rd Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood that weekend.
The crowd began to disperse when officers arrived around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
That morning, a Jeep was doused with gasoline and set on fire in the middle of the intersection while another vehicle did donuts around it.
No injuries were reported and no arrests were made, officials said.