Arrest made after dangerous street takeover around ring of fire in Queens
MASPETH, Queens (WABC) -- Police have made an arrest in connection to a chaotic street takeover in Queens last weekend.
Nearly 100 cars gathered early Saturday morning in Maspeth and blocked street traffic while performing dangerous stunts around a ring of fire.
Police said that eight people in total are responsible for creating the chaos and they say it wasn't only disorderly, it was dangerous.
Officials said Thursday that 22-year-old Asil Assaidi is facing multiple charges, including reckless endangerment, riot, criminal mischief and more.
Earlier this week, elected officials met with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to discuss getting more officers on patrol to prevent it from happening again.
The NYPD vowed they will aggressively deter and stop car meet-ups.
They said so far this year they have shut down 61 incidents and made 51 arrests while seizing 62 cars.
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