The crack down of ATVs in Philadelphia

We've been telling you about the dangers of dirt bikes and ATVs on Philadelphia streets for a long time. Police are succeeding in getting some of them off the road. Kerri Corrado has more on the crackdown.

[@iikhalaii8784]

It would not be a problem if they weren't so freaking violent. They will hit a car and then all of a sudden a mob is beating a driver unconscious.

[@tommyluke6407]

Leave them leaking in the streets! That is the ONLY way to end the violence.

[@JohnnyRotten75]

Yes, why would quads and dirt bikes in groups of 50 driving in and out of traffic or shutting down intersections and major routes be a problem

[@cupwalker24.7]

One person usually Ruins it for everyone Yes .

[@iikhalaii8784]

@Zigest wasn't that a white man who pulled a gun on that lady and smashed her window in.

[@-MakeItGood-]

They are all stolen so that’s the bigger crime

[@johnnyglexus5730]

Most of them are likely stolen. Bike shops better be on high alert now.

[@douglascoleman5588]

If hundreds were taken and only one was stolen, your math doesn't add up.

[@Wolfmann99]

@@douglascoleman5588 They caught the guy on it... almost all of them are stolen call Philly pd and ask yourself.

[@johnnyglexus5730]

I saw another video where a bike shop was broken into and the dudes made off with several bikes. @@douglascoleman5588

[@j.b.delaney3444]

@@douglascoleman5588 they didn't say only one was stolen, only that there was one arrest for a stolen one. We've all seen the videos of them jumping off and running when cornered, and you KNOW those bikes and ATV's are stolen.

[@SpaceRanger187]

most of them are stolen and not being returned to the owners. The cops aren't even calling the owners

[@sayitaintso2900]

Philadelphia should have gotten a Gripp on this years ago.

[@stache1954]

It took international attention for them to do anything.

[@JustSayN2O]

@@stache1954 The only time weak leaders do something for the people is when they lose face

[@stache1954]

Well said. 👍@@JustSayN2O

[@danbendix1398]

Imagine if they got this serious about dealing with looting.

[@josephmorabito6992]

Lol honestly, this is what makes them go crazy

[@2011Savere]

They can’t even ride a dirt bike correctly and have fun doing it. They have to add their criminal mindset to it.

[@johnbrooks4054]

Stay armed, stay alert.

[@outhere8690]

Better yet, why are you living in these areas paying taxes?

[@gogogravity]

Penalties against people who commit crimes in mass, should have extra time put on their sentence, based on how many people they were grouped with.

[@DortonFarb]

​@@user-ry3cg3ns2c What "illegal search and seizure"? 😂

[@petermurdoch3001]

we will pay 50% more Taxes to keep them in Jail, extra 50,00 dollars a week to keep the masses in Prison

[@gr8dvd]

Penalties for social media platforms that enable the promotion of illegal activity… that’s NOT a partisan issue; Congress get to work!

[@gr8dvd]

@@user-ry3cg3ns2c Right to assembly WITH permits with fees (to cover added security, cleanup and incidental damage). Dunno the head-count requirement but clearly should be applicable to 50+ bikers.

[@custisstandish1961]

Just one of the reasons I do not visit Philadelphia. The politicians give people licencse to break the law, do nothing about it, and then you do a news feature showing an alarmed citizenry, most of whom voted for the progressive politicians who run the political and justice system in Philadelphia. If only someone could promote the moving of Philly's great hospitals to the suburbs. Then I could avoid Philadelphia forever.

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

You should move to Mobile Alabama, hear the Republicans are doing wonders with that city! LMAO.

[@machupikachu1085]

Send them to the crusher? Here's an idea: use civil forfeiture and sell the impounded off road vehicles to other state's police departments where they DON'T have such a ridiculous problem. They can sell them to to law-abiding citizens. Your department can take the profit and hire more police. Yeesh.

[@cutiepiecatloveallanimals6602]

The ‘crusher’ is the cops garages, that’s why

[@palmtreewhisperer]

That's not a bad idea ! I'd buy a dirt bike to ride around a farm or something. 🏍️

[@justinwhite7980]

If they are sold, its very possible that they get used in the same manner as before. When they get destroyed, its over.

[@DortonFarb]

All those vehicles are stolen. They'll be returned to their lawful owners.

[@Skyrider12]

Unfortunately they aren’t smart enough to have a business.

[@RANGER73CPT]

That kid needs to be on the other side of the dirt......you pull a gun on my wife, sister, kids or family you WILL DISAPPEAR!!!!

[@dr.edwardvedder1992]

look the guy up after he makes bail.

[@TheRaghorn]

Seems to me that you could stop all of this pretty easy, by shutting down all streets around an area they are in, just as they would if there was a gunman on the lose. Go in, and take every single bike and every single person to jail, and for them to remain in jail until their court dates. No Bail and no returns of bikes.

[@outhere8690]

Almost all of those machines are likely stolen.

[@rooster6271]

Easy there Kim Jung Um lol

[@theadorebundy4514]

@@rooster6271

[@TheRaghorn]

@@rooster6271 Hey that isnt a bad idea you have there. Why waste the time, just take them to the woods. Thank you.

[@johnnygross4415]

Fire trucks with water hoses, that would be affective

[@JohnnyRotten75]

Seize the vehicles, sell them at auction, take drivers licenses and give jail time

[@outhere8690]

You mean return the stolen vehicles to their actual owners?

[@JohnnyRotten75]

@@outhere8690 lol.. harsh,.. I like it!

[@harmonygritz2839]

I blame it on DMX, and the Ruff Ryders.

[@DortonFarb]

Who?

[@shrugrug7172]

Its pretty hilarious that all it took is for one of those idiots to vandalize a car and threathen a family with a gun.

[@whoogoesthere]

Need to start giving them mandatory jail time for that BS.

[@VictorSanchez-ji3wu]

Best solution should be take the vehicles and destroy them😃😃🤲🤲🤲

[@DortonFarb]

​@@VictorSanchez-ji3wuAll those vehicles are stolen. They will be returned to their lawful owners.

[@bankrollace8737]

Jail for a bike? That's inhumane

[@TM-173]

@@bankrollace8737 yes, they're breaking the law- they can do community service and clean up Kensington

[@whoogoesthere]

@@bankrollace8737 No, more so for acting like an animal with said bike. If you break the law, YES, you should be jailed. If you continue to break the law, you should continue to be jailed even longer with each case.

[@petebusch9069]

Why don't the police just arrest them when they steal these bikes from law abiding citizens?

[@billrosenstein]

Fixing the problem isn't the objective

[@douglascoleman5588]

If hundreds were taken by cops and only one was stolen, the math doesn't match the narrative.

[@johnnygross4415]

I can't say dirt bike owners are a big deal in the city. You buy a bike when you have access to legal riding. These kids are outlaws

[@heygetoffmylawn1572]

Feed them illegal riding machines to…. THE CRUSHER…sounds like a good plan to me. 😊

[@-AV8R-]

This is a pleasant change from the mostly reactive stance with Philly Police. Proactively cracking down is long overdue. Although, one can argue that this is a reaction to the window smashing incident.

[@Sashazur]

I don’t think you need to argue when everyone is in agreement!

[@yt650]

Don’t think for one minute that some of the police aren’t on ending up with some of these machines. Just like gun buyback’s, some of the stuff disappears from the impound area by the police themselves. I’m sure the serial numbers will be obliterated but when you’re getting it for free it doesn’t matter. I can give you one example from Westmoreland County Pennsylvania where a sheriffs deputy was caught selling a gun that was confiscated previously and in their evidence locker. The sheriff at the time said that he had no idea this was going on. However, I had a friend with a federal firearm license and he told me years before that that he had been buying guns all along from sheriffs deputies. He wasn’t buying them every day or every month but when the sheriffs deputies could sneak them out and they were no longer needed for evidence they came to him. How do I know so much about this, the sheriff deputy was my neighbor and the federal license firearm dealer was an associate of mine for legal business dealings.

[@mikes1292]

Enforcing the law shouldn't be unusual. Let the citizens take control of this situation

[@-WhizzBang-]

Let the citizens control the situation? That's why they have laws, dummy!

[@gmail4218]

23 down, 500,000 to go.

[@cudiving2150]

My guess is thugs of Philly will simply steal another bike for their joy rides. Root of the problem is not solved through confiscation and ticketing. Jail time is needed for terrorizing law abiding citizens on the roadways, but that is not the Krasner way.

[@billj1836]

If these are not street legal they shouldn't be allowed. As bad as Chicago is, where I've lived over 70 years, this has never been allowed an is not a problem even today. This falls directly on the Traffic Police. They are the ones in control and let this escalate to this level. You have to put down you donuts and at least do one simple thing. This should never gotten this extreme. LARGE FAIL FOR SIMPLE PROBLEM

[@julianyc422]

3 years ago, a big story about dirt bikes and ATVs, 2 years ago, a year ago. This problem never stops.

[@mikejdawson]

just casually throws in, "wanted for a homicide".

[@paulne1514]

A quad cut off a driver, then stopped, and the driver(just a kid) bumped into the tire. When the kid got out of his car, the asshole shot and killed him, then rode off. Yeas, there was a homicide.

[@CrazyUncleTim]

Don't crush them! Send them out to Arizona and rural cities where people will actually use them for what they were made for... off-road driving.

[@onoT-n6c]

Intermittent spiked tire strips will slow their roll.

[@WuHongLee]

Yall should use those atvs. Atv cops could chase the dirt bikes. That would be sick.

[@felix-ve8jk]

As a dirt bike owner these crews give us all a bad name. Just want to ride my bike in peace and I obey all traffic laws if Im on a street. And its not surprising when a lot of stolen bikes end up in these groups.

[@user-ts7ns7bt2v]

Odd. Just being on street proves you do t obey all laws but carry on and enjoy

[@bwofficial1776]

Your off-road bike shouldn't be on the street. Want to ride some trails in the woods? Go right ahead, but dirt bikes aren't street legal and should never touch pavement.

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

AND ABOUT TIME ! = cops sitting on their hands ! - doing nothing - like judges and courts = just let them out !

[@knightu1642]

Liberal judges and DAs are the ones letting them off once they're arrested and jailed. Conservative judges and DAs know they have to share streets with these criminals, and they are criminals because they are breaking the laws!

[@dandavid2027]

Wow congrats PPD. Starting to enforce crime. What a crazy concept

[@streetlegalsprintcar]

Let me have some of those engines before you crush them. Don't be hatin!

[@frankmacleod2565]

seriously

[@crownofhair]

My first thought was these folks needed affordable transportation... then I see how they act like a gang. Well damn, the world just keeps getting crazier.

[@redlobster4841]

About time they did something

[@amyyoung2830]

The city where I unfortunately live needs to take note of this. Sadly, wreck their fun and these nuisances will find something new to annoy or endanger other people with.

[@DortonFarb]

Not if they're in jail or prison.

[@DortonFarb]

They're ALREADY committing other crimes- all those vehicles are stolen, none of the motorcycle riders have motorcycle licenses, many of the ATV riders don't have licenses, they're carrying illegal/stolen guns, drugs, have outstanding warrants, they even arrested an offender wanted for MURDER.

[@frankmacleod2565]

149 ATV's at a probable re-sale value of at least a thousand dollars is $149,000, going into the crusher. No wonder Philadelphia is such a trash heap

[@thatlittlevoice6354]

They're almost as smart as the stupid mfrs on the bikes.

[@frankmacleod2565]

@stopthecrazyguy9948 that is a loss in my mind. hundreds of thousands of dollars in brand-new ATVs into the crusher, our society is completely crazy

[@frankmacleod2565]

@stopthecrazyguy9948 if they confiscated $100,000 in cash from drug dealers, I bet they wouldn't put it in the recycler with the rest of the paper

[@DortonFarb]

All those vehicles are stolen. In reality, they'll be returned to their lawful owners.

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@DortonFarb no, the cops in this video said they are going to the car crusher to be destroyed

[@shaynelhta]

Crush them? Sell them. At least recover some of the cost of enforcement

[@ghostsofwargow2511]

Good ol’ Filthadelphia. You couldn’t pay me to live in the city.

[@paulne1514]

What! The city of Brotherly Shove! Just have an address in the city, take the money but live elsewhere!

[@anthonybeal9069]

the metro area north of Boston has the same problem. specifically Salem ma. As a resident, I see illegal dirt bikes and scooters all the time. the Salem police don't care. they get there start riding bicycles around devoid of traffic laws or signals. then they get older and get a dirtbike or scooter. most of them have scooters because they can't afford a real bike. it all comes from one 4 by 4 block neighborhood too. again the cops could care less.

[@samanthab1923]

Really, Salem? I thought that would be a nice walking town with all the History around. Shame

[@suckafatone]

They are in south Boston ,Dorchester Roxbury too. Punks and future grass growers

[@TM-173]

Give them all community service to clean up Kensington ! Pronto

[@derekcruz7576]

Meanwhile on Kinsington Ave. Fix the Fentanyl problem first.

[@frankdalton483]

Suspend drivers licenses for a year. Serve a year of community service or jail time. Sell the bikes for scrap metal. Build a park.

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

They never have valid drivers licenses or insurance anyway.

[@Bighannes410]

The craziest part is the young man who committed the crime wasn’t even on a dirt bike or 4 wheeler.

[@habby2bme1]

They should auction them off to out of state legal trail riders.

[@biffjohnson34]

Take pictures of them and put them on the Internet. I can guarantee you it’ll change one’s attitude about the people doing this nonsense

[@pookydootwo]

You Tube is loaded with these type of videos from all over and they're loaded by individuals doing this and sharing their "fun".

[@notoes5443]

I wished they would get rid of the here. Drunks use them because you don't need a license for them. It's how they avoid DUIs in this place.

[@thatlittlevoice6354]

You can get a dui on a bicycle

[@notoes5443]

@thatlittlevoice6354 not with our sheriff, he states its a waste of resources going after every suspected DUI.

[@DortonFarb]

​@@notoes5443 Where are you referring to?

[@dave7830]

The crushers are hungry - keep feeding them.

[@DortonFarb]

All those vehicles are stolen.

[@KennethGreenCMP]

Who are these people? They are locals. Start a program where you can stitch on you neighbor for $500. That neighbor that is tired of the noise will drop a dime quick.

[@u686st7]

In Baltimore they just thumb their noses at the police and now they're headed out to the counties.

[@timothyslaughter476]

Yup we have gangs riding up and down putty hill and old Harford right in front of the Parkville precinct. You wouldn't believe it but oh yes indeed. For 15 years they have been basically showing off with these antics but as we see they've taken the road warrior thing to another level. It's terrorism now.

[@dextermcgrubbin]

It's already in Towson

[@timothyslaughter476]

@@dextermcgrubbin right through the circle of death.

[@u686st7]

@@dextermcgrubbin - I've been behind them on Ritchie Hwy. and seen them on Dorsey Rd. by the airport.

[@Peaches_H_Nyce]

They missed about 50 in my neighborhood

[@valkiefalkmann2617]

just put them in jail for a very long time...water bread only

[@amyyoung2830]

Prison or "Nutri" loaf is probably worse. The word "loaf" is worrisome enough as it is

[@gifford1984]

It's about time because every time All these bikers are all criminals nothing but criminals

[@jmurrs0136]

Yo if they crush a single banshee the cops have committed a war crime

[@rvbjobber5809]

WOW! They made two whole arrests. Good job! Odds are, the courts will just let everyone go. Soft on crime.

[@MotocrossGuru-zf8pk]

Auction the bikes and open more riding areas

[@robertdahammer4850]

I'd say....auction the bikes and make them watch. LOL

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

Baltimore stopped doing auctions because the same miscreants were just buying them back.

[@jerry4706]

They will be crushing them at trash facility

[@frankmacleod2565]

right this is a serious bummer, seeing those go to the crusher. What a bunch of morons back there

[@FlyinZX10R]

@@robertdahammer4850 that’s cruel and unusual punishment! 😂. Kinda like those videos where the parents trash their Xbox in front of the kids and they freak out haha

[@larrywigmore1243]

It's finally about time that the police started doing stuff like this and getting rid of those idiots

[@RANGER73CPT]

IT looks like it will be time to go to the auction soon for a good deal on a used dirt bike or side by side????

[@DortonFarb]

No. All of those vehicles are stolen, and will be returned to their lawful owners.

[@jorgemontefusco650]

Make a big pile of seized ATV’s and crush them with a giant drum roller.

[@SoundAround-gr2xi]

Confiscating bikes and let the perpetrators go .. hmm .. this is like a some kind of strategy .. as SS would say "let me laugh to your face".

[@OregonCrow]

Doesn't matter really, the cops get them or they break down and they don't have a job to get them fixed. Grandma/Mama ain't gonna let them work on them in the living room either. Hahahahaha

[@estebanmorales5019]

Why do they sell them things if you can't ride him in the street

[@DortonFarb]

Why do they sell screwdrivers that you can't hammer nails with?

[@joebsniffs]

Not even kids it's grown man who don't work

[@yvonnefarrell1029]

Makes for a serious situation. Perhaps go after the mfrs too. Who are these kids, where are the parents and neighbors and faith communities they should belong to? I wouldn't have thought to do anything like that when I was a kid. Lest my parents ground me forever.

[@petermurdoch3001]

why now, Reporters, anyone should ask "why now" crack down now,

[@wdwerker]

Why crush them when you could wholesale them online and ship them to Texas and Florida like they are bussing people to other cities ?

[@joeheinrichs1413]

The city should have never let this shit go so long. How is chasing these assholes down any more dangerous than what they are already doing.

[@DortonFarb]

If the police don't chase criminals, then all criminals run.

[@dextermcgrubbin]

it's lose-lose for police, and the taxpayers, who have to foot the bill for the lawsuits. Chases can cause a lot of collateral damage- ask me how I know.

[@julianyc422]

More Parks, grass, playgrounds, Art installations, less cement and roads, better transportation, a big track for teens and adults to ride in... All would solve this problem.

[@mesmor]

Have a fentyl floyd memorial street kangs wheelie contest sponsored by popyes...then arrest. Anyone doing balet dancing in one gear while standing on the backseat

[@scottmichaels6854]

Amazing that it took an incident of an idiot jumping on a woman’s car to get the city to take action. There’s a reason that this problem is unique to Philly….LEADERSHIP!

[@hazysativa3045]

If they just quietly went about their business the police would not have to crack down but when moms are getting guns pointed at their faces this has to end.

[@brodeystanfield6390]

I bet everyone of the dirt bikes and 4 wheelers r stolen

[@gregdes1385]

I hope these bikes, or probable most of them get returned to the rightful owner. No doubt most are stolen.

[@minibikemadman]

were is the auction for these?!

[@billrosenstein]

Sorry citizens of Philadelphia we don't have time to deal with junkies shooting up outside your apartment. There's people riding vehicles around that they didn't pay for our permission to do so.

[@irishledden4924]

This makes no sense. These bikes are all stolen. Why is there no attempt to return them to their owners?

[@paulne1514]

Vin numbers were filed off.

[@frankwhitson2191]

Try to herd as many as you can down a street that is totally blocked off so nothing or anyone can flee on the sidewalk and have the cops with assault rifles drawn on the bikers!! And arrest them and confisticate their tides !!! Do that a few times and they get the message !! Wouldn't hurt to have some legal areas to ride in also !!!

[@Solatso]

"The crushers getting them", except when you sell the same bikes back to the same folks at your auctions...rinse repeat

[@nunyabuziness8421]

A lot are stolen and def dont need to be on roads where I have to pay insurance to use

[@djdoc06]

Finally. Should classify these mob crimes as criminal conspiracy and prosecute under RICO. Double the penalties.

[@frotobaggins7169]

Taking property and only two arrests, it's like doing nothing at all. They will just go back out steal another bike and keep doing it. Harsh penalties is what we need. They could identify some of these people. They should definitely charge anyone in possession of a stolen vehicle. But this all stems from the unwillingness of the police to actually deal with the problem which let it become this huge problem. Mean while if my inspection or registration is even one day out, I get a ticket. These criminals get nothing.

[@cesarmarroquin8818]

The only reason Philly officials are cracking down is cause of the National and International backlash it has received. A terrible imagine for my city. I’m just glad they’re taking action. Enough is enough! There’s definitely decent guys in those groups that just want to enjoy a ride, but too bad, the violent ones ruined it.

[@lavish_rayne5730]

Many of them actually are sponsored by the bike companies.. my neighbors son is a very well known yt that has 4 endodeals with bike companies.. they literally pay him to do tricks in the street..

[@dojofi7487]

a lot of people are famous for street riding and make a lot of money off of it and know how to ride and respect others, unfortunetly some of the riders are idiots and dont know how to ride without putting others in danger or using violence and those are the only type of people that the news talks about, its really sad because ive seen so many people get pulled out of negative places in their lives and find a passion for riding and use it as an outlet to stay away from drugs, violence, etc.

[@interstategar]

They need to be in jail for at least 5 years, more for repeat offenders. Philly has a enough to do coping with gun violence everyday.

[@bcatblues725]

Ridiculous. Dirt bikes, and ATVs belong in the dirt.

[@AMFROMEARTH2023]

It's called DIRT BIKE, my comment ends here.

[@bcatblues725]

The CRUSHER gets them 😂 perfect

[@frankroy9423]

This is why the kids need to have a place to go and have some legal fun city managers need to make safe places to ride these bikes. Just like grownups have dragways.

[@bodhiutah4501]

That's the thing though, they don't want trails, they enjoy being a nuisance.

[@ThePeavey23]

What did Tyrone get for his birthday? Your dirt bike 🏍️

[@darktear099]

Good for you Philly

[@yonghunnings4255]

crush every single one u get that isn't off road.

[@candacejones8578]

They will just replace them and keep doing it unless you send them to jail for at aleast a year. Philadelphia isn't only city this is happening to .

[@PrincessCashmonie]

Oh no! Not the Crusher. Anything but that Sargent!

[@samanthab1923]

Come on, there are 50+ in that first photo alone.

[@leemusick86]

what cops could also do is give the places that sell these atvs and dirt bikes the list of the people who ride like idiots

[@quacker998]

And now do the same in NYC, Chicago and LA - and keep doing it every month until they disappear after all it’s been going on for years!

[@kraziphilli1]

As a long time dirt bike racer/rider, It pains me to see these things on the streets used in this fashion, they dont belong there nor is it any good for them. Id bet not a single one of those guys has ever taken their equitpment to a real track or trail. It sucks that those machines are going to the crusher as I saw a few quality machines in that video.

[@Skyrider12]

Here’s a better idea! How about cleaning up Kensington! People dying literally on the streets and y’all worried about a few motorcycles! Sayin! 😡🇺🇸

[@WeLiveWeDie]

They destroy the bikes.. The department sells them to an auction

[@brantmillis6339]

Im in Canada. Can someone explain why and how this started in the first place?

[@dojofi7487]

there is a documentary on it called 12 o clock boys, it started in Baltimore and spread to other cities around the world