State Patrol Street Racing Patrols Make Several Arrests

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers made 250 traffic stops in Minneapolis on Saturday night.

Fifty-two of the drivers were given a ticket for driving without a valid driver's license.

Also, 20 people were arrested, 11 of the arrests were for driving while impaired.

Troopers cited a group of motorcyclists for racing on the freeway.

They also found four vehicles racing on Hennepin Avenue and issued citations.

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With the assistance of State Patrol aviation and local law enforcement, multiple pursuits ended with apprehensions. In one instance, they located a driver that fled on foot after a traffic pursuit. Flight observed the driver throw a gun. After the driver was arrested, the gun was recovered by law enforcement.