Masked dirt bike riders swarm SUV in brazen NYC street attack, sparking police crackdown
New York City officials are warning a group of masked dirt bike riders that arrests could be imminent after video captured a chaotic confrontation in which several riders surrounded and attacked a vehicle on a busy Staten Island street.The crackdown follows a Wednesday incident on Richmond Avenue in Staten Island's Bulls Head neighborhood, where video showed several masked riders swarming a white SUV stopped at a traffic light.In the video obtained by Fox News Digital, several individuals appeared to kick and strike the vehicle, while another appeared to throw an object at it.As the driver attempted to leave, the SUV appeared to run over a dirt bike that had been positioned in front of the vehicle.WATCH: E-BIKE TEEN TAKEOVER SWARMS DOWNTOWN CITY STREETS BLOCKING TRAFFIC, LEADING TO CHARGESA group of masked dirt bike riders surrounded a white SUV on Richmond Avenue in Staten Island, where several individuals appeared to kick and strike the vehicle.
(Facebook/Staten Island Bad Parking & Driving)During a news conference Thursday, NYPD Assistant Chief John Buttacavoli warned those involved that police were gathering intelligence and working to identify the suspects."We know who you are, and you will be getting a knock on your door very soon," Buttacavoli said, emphasizing that the behavior had escalated from a quality-of-life concern into criminal activity."It stops here.We're taking action," he added.Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon also condemned the riders, accusing them of intimidating motorists and putting innocent people at risk.VIDEO SHOWS BRIDGE TURN INTO BURNOUT BONANZA IN STUNT-HAPPY TAKEOVER – POLICE SWOOP IN TO CUFF ROAD REBELS"Like a plague of locusts, they descend upon drivers who are just going about their business here on Staten Island," McMahon said.
"They're jackals, they're teenage terrorists, and it's not going to be tolerated here in our borough."McMahon called the behavior "simply outrageous," adding that no one had been seri...