OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson is calling on local leaders to provide law enforcement with more tools to handle reckless drivers and street takeovers.
Video provided by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shows what these street takeovers look like. The sheriff said these events are dangerous and leaders cannot ignore the “reckless behavior.”
Statistically, one has a higher chance of being killed by a dangerous reckless driver than via intentional homicide. It is time for policymakers to take this challenge as seriously as we do. Law Enforcement needs the tools to separate these criminal illegal reckless drivers from… pic.twitter.com/LYZ9SOk7KE
— DCSO – Omaha, NE (@DCSheriffNE) June 9, 2026
“We need to come in line with what other city’s and states are doing across the region. We need to have a mandatory term of vehicle impound, not upon conviction but upon arrest,” Hanson said…