In metro Atlanta, law enforcement agencies are cracking down on street racing.
Over the weekend, law enforcement agencies including Chamblee, Fulton County, South Fulton, Decatur, College Park, and Clayton County police conducted a large-scale, metro-wide street racing detail, leading to “Operation Burnt Out.”
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According to Chamblee police, in May 2024, officials noticed a resurgence in street racing impacting the City of Atlanta. Authorities began investigating a street racing group known as “Baddies N Burnouts.”
“The reckless actions of participants, coupled with the increasingly hazardous nature of these gatherings, pose a significant threat to public safety, resulting in property damage, traffic accidents, fatalities, shooting incidents, and physical assaults on officers, including ramming patrol vehicles and damage from fireworks throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. As a result, the ACE unit has adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward this activity,” Chamblee police said.