A 49-year-old man is facing several charges, including the dangerous operation of a vehicle, after revving his car’s engine outside Winnipeg police headquarters.
According to a news release, the incident happened around 1:10 a.m. Saturday morning. Police said a “suspicious” Chrysler 300 was on Garry Street, when the driver started revving the engine “obnoxiously.”
When officers approached the car, it quickly drove off. Police said the driver was operating the vehicle erratically; running red lights, weaving through traffic, and hitting speeds around 90 km/h in the downtown core.
Multiple police units, including the Tactical Support Team and the Canine Unit helped stop the vehicle near St. Michael Road and Pulberry Street.
- UraniumBlazer ( @UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ) English22•2 months ago
Revving an engine at 1am is just asshole behavior. Good that the person got charged.
- observantTrapezium ( @observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca ) 8•2 months ago
It’s a way for the vehicle owner to broadcast to the world that they have a small dick.
Riiight. The cop station is in downtown Winnipeg with exactly zero condo/apartments nearby.
So really, how annoying can it be? Oh right. Cops heard it so it must be REALLY BAD.
Pfft.
- snoons ( @snoons@lemmy.ca ) English3•2 months ago
When officers approached the car, it quickly drove off. Police said the driver was operating the vehicle erratically; running red lights, weaving through traffic, and hitting speeds around 90 km/h in the downtown core.
Multiple police units, including the Tactical Support Team and the Canine Unit helped stop the vehicle near St. Michael Road and Pulberry Street.
The driver was arrested and officers discovered he had a quantity of methamphetamine in his possession.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 1•2 months ago
That and honking horns. We need laws lime this here in India.
- Em Adespoton ( @adespoton@lemmy.ca ) 1•2 months ago
Really? If people in India stopped honking horns, how on earth would you know when to jump out if the way? The entire traffic flow in parts of India is based around always being able to hear what types of vehicles are where.
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 1•2 months ago
Turn signals.
- Em Adespoton ( @adespoton@lemmy.ca ) 1•2 months ago
In India, even the tuktuk drivers think they’re driving BMWs.
- AnotherDirtyAnglo ( @AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca ) 7•2 months ago
A wise man once told me: One crime at a time.
- jerkface ( @jerkface@lemmy.ca ) English4•2 months ago
It reads like the guy intentionally got one star so he could see if he could lose the cops??
- jerkface ( @jerkface@lemmy.ca ) English2•2 months ago
Whatever, Winnipeg stuff.
Jfc. Fucking cops got their feewings hurt by a reving engine.
ACA(weak-assed)B
- DerisionConsulting ( @DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca ) English39•2 months ago
ACAB, but also, fuck people who rev their engines.
Also fuck people who do 90 in-city, run reds, or weave through traffic.
- Worx ( @Worx@lemmynsfw.com ) English26•2 months ago
Police said the driver was operating the vehicle erratically; running red lights, weaving through traffic, and hitting speeds around 90 km/h in the downtown core.
It might have been the noise nuisance at 1am that started this, but it was the dangerous driving that led to the arrest.
I’ve no love for the police as an institution, but surely someone being obnoxiously loud when people are trying to sleep and then endangering others with their driving is not a hero either
- Value Subtracted ( @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ) 22•2 months ago
When officers approached the car, it quickly drove off. Police said the driver was operating the vehicle erratically; running red lights, weaving through traffic, and hitting speeds around 90 km/h in the downtown core.
The driver was arrested and officers discovered he had a quantity of methamphetamine in his possession.
The investigation also revealed the same vehicle was involved in an erratic driving incident on Pembina Highway a day prior.
Yeah, sounds like a real upstanding citizen.
- taanegl ( @taanegl@beehaw.org ) 1•2 months ago
Probably more downpuking…
You may boo me now.
- ProgrammingSocks ( @ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social ) 7•2 months ago
Nope. Behaviour like this is inherently anti-social. I’m personally for creating a stronger community and this works against that.
- jerkface ( @jerkface@lemmy.ca ) English2•2 months ago
The driver was arrested and officers discovered he had a quantity of methamphetamine in his possession.
Oooohhhhh.