August 13 through August 14, 2021, the Dallas Police Department’s Street Racing Task Force responded to eleven (11) takeover events across Dallas. A takeover event is a flash mob where large groups of individuals spontaneously show up and block a street intersection so that other vehicles can perform reckless driving stunts. At multiple locations, spectators were firing paintballs and fireworks at officers. Despite the hostile crowds, eighty-one arrests were made during the operation.

• Total Arrests Made: 81
• Spectator Citations: 16
• Other Citations: 27
• Guns Seized: 7
• Towed Vehicles: 35

Major Arrests Synopsis

1. At a takeover event in the 4200 block of Parry Avenue, officers observed two individuals firing assault rifles into the air and made an attempt to stop the vehicle they were occupying. However, the vehicle fled and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit subsequently concluded with the individuals being arrested. Recovered, were two assault rifles equipped with an illegal lower receiver which converts the rifle into a pistol. This incident was documented on Case Numbers 145660-2021/145693-2021.
2. Officers arrested an individual spectating a reckless driving event at 4100 Parry Avenue. The spectator was in possession of a stolen gun. This incident was documented on Case Numbers 146560-2021/145684-2021.
3. Officers working a takeover event in the 1600 block of W. Mockingbird Lane heard gunfire and observed individuals hiding between vehicles with an assault rifle and a handgun. Both subjects were arrested for UCW. This incident is documented on Case Number 145656-2021. One of the individuals has been arrested four times within the last year by the Street Racing Task Force. The previous arrests include Aggravated Robbery, Deadly Conduct, Spectating, and Evading Arrest.

 Addresses of Takeover Locations

• Cockrell Hill Rd/Interstate 30 – Staging
• Inwood Rd/Walnut Hill Ln
• Central/Meadow Rd
• Olive St/Nowitzki Way
• Forest Ave/Botham Jean Blvd
• 2100 N Stemmons
• W Northwest Hwy/Technology
• 1600 Prudential Dr
• Royal Ln/Harry Hines Blvd
• Royal Ln/Inwood Rd
• 4200 Parry Ave

List of Arrested Individuals and their Charges

 1500 N COCKRELL HILL RD

• ANTON, RAMIRO W/M/24 SPECTATING, EVADING ARREST IN VEHICLE
• COBB, MARQUIS B/M/21 SPECTATING
• TUCKER, ANDREA B/F/22 SPECTATING
• DEVOLL, HUNTER W/M/17 SPECTATING
• HONEYCUTT, CAYDEN W/M/17 SPECTATING
• BILLEY, ALEXIS W/F/17 SPECTATING
• BURLESON, JASON W/M/18 SPECTATING
• ORTIZ-HERNANDEZ, JULIO-CESAR W/M/32 SPECTATING
• ROTHERMUND, ANTHONY W/M/19 SPECTATING
• FUNDERBUNK, HARRISON W/M/20 SPECTATING
• ROBERTSON, AARON W/M/19 WARRANT HOLD
• NGUYEN, PHU A/M/18 SPECTATING
• CANO, HORACIO W/M/18 SPECTATING
• CASTRO, MEDINA FRANCISCO W/M/21 SPECTATING/POSSESSION CS PG1
• CHAVEZ, EMMANUEL W/M/18 SPECTATING
• MARTINEZ, JONATHAN W/M/18 SPECTATING
• CASILLAS, ADRIAN W/M/35 SPECTATING
• HUDSON, COLE W/M/19 SPECTATING
• SOLER, LIXCI W/F/19 SPECTATING
• TREJO, JORGE W/M/18 SPECTATING
• WARD, COLLIN W/M/18 SPECTATING
• RAMIRES, ALBERTO W/M/20 SPECTATING
• MCMILLER, JAKOBE B/M/19 SPECTATING
• BRIGHT, DWIGHT W/M/20 SPECTATING
• PALOMO, CAMERON W/M/19 SPECTATING/RESISTING/EVADING/DISCHARGING FIREARM
• STEWART, JARED B/M/19 SPECTATING/EVADING/DISCHARGING FIREARM
• HAYWOOD, NICHOLAS B/M/32 EVADING ARREST IN VEHICLE (AT LARGE), SPECTATING CITATION
• COBURN, TINA W/F/41 SPECTATING CITATION
• SADLER, KALIYAH W/F/20 SPECTATING CITATION
• TELLEZ, MELISSA W/F/41 SPECTATING CITATION

5000 ROYAL LANE

• AVALOS, ALEXANDER W/M/27 SPECTATING
• BERNAL, KATHERINE W/F/19 SPECTATING
• GARCIA, BRANDON W/M/21 SPECTATING
• GARCIA, KEVIN W/M/19 SPECTATING
• AVILA JOSE, W/M/24 SPECTATING, WARRANT, UCW, POSS CS PG 3
• MEDELLIN, FRANK W/M/18 SPECTATING
• WEBSTER, TA VARION B/M/20 SPECTATING/UCW/POSSESSION MARIJUANA
• GARCIA, RANDY W/M/18 SPECTATING
• MACIAS, SEAN W/M/17 SPECTATING
• TARA, SAHAJ W/M/18 SPECTATING

4100 PARRY AVENUE

• TAVELLA, DYLAN W/M/19 SPECTATING
• GUERRERO, GIANCARLO W/M/20 SPECTATING
• STORM, COLLIN W/M/18 SPECTATING
• PEREZ, JARRED W/M/19 SPECTATING
• ELDER, CHRISTIAN W/M/19 SPECTATING
• MCAHREN, MATTHEW W/M/17 SPECTATING
• TILLMAN, AAYANNA B/F/19 SPECTATING
• BABLES, KONARD B/M/21 SPECTATING
• WHALEY, KAYLA B/F/19 SPECTATING
• PORTER, JERMAINE B/M/21 SPECTATING/POSSESSION OF STOLEN GUN

1600 W MOCKINGBIRD LANE

• HERNANDEZ, MARTINEZ GUSTAVO W/M/29 SPECTATING
• GARCIA, TURCIOS RICHARD W/M/18 SPECTATING
• NAJERA, JOSE W/M/22 SPECTATING
• GUZMAN, JAVIER W/M/22 SPECTATING
• RAMIREZ, SARAH W/F/23 SPECTATING
• SARVIA, JOSE W/M/41 SPECTATING
• GARCIA, GONZALEZ CESIA W/F/29 SPECTATING
• GORE, SHELDON B/M/21 SPECTATING
• HAIRSTON, HOPE W/F/18 SPECTATING
• MORILLON, DAYMIAN W/M/18 SPECTATING
• SUMERALL, ANTHONY W/M/17 SPECTATING
• EPHRAIM, LESTER B/M/32 SPECTATING/POSSESSION CS PG 1
• MCCRAY, TALESHA B/F/22 WARRANT
• MARTIN, NGOZI B/F/43 SPECTATING CITATION
• ALLEN, QUINDAVEION B/M/22 UCW
• DELEON, DIMAS W/M/18 UCW
• FOREST, AVE & BOTHAM JEAN
• VALLE, JAIDEN W/M/17 SPECTATING
• GONGORA, JOSE W/M/18 SPECTATING
• TRUONG, DEVIN W/M/18 SPECTATING, EVADING IN VEHICLE
• DAY, KEVON B/M/18 SPECTATING
• LEWIS, JOSHUA B/M/21 SPECTATING
• TAYLOR, OMARI B/M/18 SPECTATING

10300 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY NB SERVICE ROAD

• CARON, ANDREW W/M/19 SPECTATING
• VALDEZ, GERARDO W/M/20 SPECTATING

10400 LOMBARDY LANE

• GARCIA, CARISMA W/F/20 SPECTATING
• GRACIANO, ACOSTA DAVID W/M/20 SPECTATING
• RIVERA, YUISA W/F/18 SPECTATING
• TSOSIE, KOBE I/M/21 SPECTATING
• MENDOZA, CASSANDRA W/F/19 THEFT WARRANT
• SKINNER, VICTORIA W/F/17 NO DL

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