Police Files

Street racing and loud/modified exhaust enforcement efforts lead to successful NBPD day on the roadways

In a continuing effort to address increasing instances of street racing and the number of vehicles with loud/modified vehicle exhaust, the Newport Beach Police Department’s Traffic Division hosted another enforcement operation this past weekend.

On Saturday, Aug. 13, a joint enforcement operation utilizing motorcycle officers and other police officers from the NBPD, along with officers from Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Santa Ana and the California Highway Patrol’s Santa Ana office, as well as two referees from the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, participated in enforcement efforts along Coastal Orange County as well as freeway and arterial access points to the coast. 

Together, this successful operation has the following successes:

–Two hundred and six (206) vehicles stopped for violations.

–One hundred and seventy-seven (177) vehicles cited for vehicle code violations (including loud/modified exhaust).

–Sixteen (16) vehicles were inspected on-site for modified exhaust violations by a BAR Referee.

–One (1) vehicle was cited for speed exceeding 100 mph.

–Three (3) vehicles were stopped and the drivers/passengers were arrested for (1) possession of a loaded firearm, (1) being an unlicensed driver with warrants and (1) for evading a peace officer.