Four cities across Connecticut were plagued by street takeovers where huge numbers of drivers took over their streets last weekend, leaving shoppers stranded in parking lots.
In North Haven, drivers brought traffic in the city to a halt while they threw firecrackers at police and bystanders, according to local police.
“It’s scary. Very scary,” one local resident told NBC News. “You can’t go anywhere. You don’t know what they’re up to. Are they destroying things? Are they hurting other people?”
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Police, who attempted to break up the group, said the massive group of 500 drivers began their rampage in Shelton, then drove to North Haven, Orange, and Derby before returning to Shelton.
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