Overview
- Shortly after 12:39 a.m. on Feb. 22, dozens of vehicles blocked East West Highway at Connecticut Avenue to perform donuts and burnouts.
- Two marked Montgomery County police cruisers were vandalized, including one struck while an officer sat inside, with no injuries reported.
- Dashcam footage shows people obstructing police vehicles as a dispatcher instructed officers to stay in their cars.
- Three handguns were recovered in earlier related traffic stops by Prince George’s County Police and Maryland State Police.
- The Montgomery County 2nd District Investigative Section is leading the probe, offering up to $10,000 for anonymous tips as participants post videos to social media.