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between 4:30pm and 6:30pm every single day this kid is racing his illegal yellow dirt bike up and down Lexington Ave doing wheelies and being EXTREMELY loud.
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between 4:30pm and 6:30pm every single day this kid is racing his illegal yellow dirt bike up and down Lexington Ave doing wheelies and being EXTREMELY loud.
17 Comments
Daniel (Registered User)
I live on Atwater St. and I keep seeing him as well... doing wheelies, blowing through stop signs, revving revving revving, up and down, up and down, around and around. Yesterday he was with a couple buddies, one on another dirt bike, one on a quad.
To the guy who said we should talk to these punks, you try stopping a speeding dirt bike or quad and having a nice, civil, and thoughtful conversation about the consequences of aberrant behaviors like these. Yeah right. You'd be lucky not to get run over much less make a dent in the reasoning of some of these guys.
K (Guest)
Pedro Soto (Registered User)
The Quad Squad worked amazingly last summer, but these guys obviously have short memories. Please don't let this get out of hand again!
Marcus (Guest)
The not so comical part of this is New Haven has had two beatings now in 2 years over these illegal vehicles getting hit by cars. Talk about crazy backwards @#$% street justice.
Are the cops waiting for more beatings before acting?
Maybe they are hoping the citizens go out into the street and experiment with vigilante street justice.
I wonder how many dirtbikes DeStefano and Limon have doing wheelies at full throttle in front of their houses...
Jon (Guest)
Anonymous (Guest)
Alex Rhodeen (Guest)
Friends -
I just left the intersection of Warwick and Russell where NHPD, with Lt. Hoffman on-site, were wrapping up the arrest of a dirt-bike driver. He was part of a group that a neighbor reported and police were able to locate them quickly.
So far this week two drivers have been arrested and two dirt bikes confiscated. Obviously the problem is larger than these two arrests but I need to remind neighbors that the police are committed to enforcement of this issue and are working hard to arrest the drivers.
Many thanks to all the officers who made this arrest possible. Also, thanks to the neighbor who provided the tip that alerted police.
All my best,
Alex Rhodeen
Alderman for Ward 13
buille (Guest)
Will you consider running for mayor or a higher office? If so, you would have my vote.
Anonymous (Guest)
Heights Resident (Guest)
Alex Rhodeen (Guest)
Yes, 203-946-6316 is the correct number to call. That's how the driver was caught today. I understand that the dispatchers may not handle your call with the sense of urgency you believe is appropriate and we are working on that as well.
For now, please keep calling because each call gets logged and helps build our case for the return of the 'Quad Squad.' CPT Bombaliecki, who oversaw the Quad Squad last summer, is supportive of its return and Chief Limon indicated that it's likely to come back as well.
I'm grateful for the beautiful spring but it has led to a variety of issues that are more common in the summer. As a result the NHPD is working to catch up but, as this week's results indicate, they are committed to stopping illegal dirt bikes.
All my best,
Alex Rhodeen
Alderman for Ward 13
Heights Resident (Guest)
Jon (Guest)
ruth (Registered User)
juli (Registered User)
Anonymous (Guest)
Great photo :-/
I saw him just a few days ago, still at it
Closed Jon (Guest)