Parker Police Department adds weekend shifts to prevent street racing
DENVER (KDVR) — The Parker Police Department added extra shifts over the weekend to place a priority on preventing street racing.
The police department announced the new practice in a social media post on Friday.
The post said that police would be looking for people out of 'Dom Toretto's crew,' referencing the titular character of the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. In the franchise, racing can earn you a pink slip, a slip referencing the ownership of a person's vehicle, but Parker police said street racers won't be earning pink slips — they'll be earning speeding tickets.
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'It's not about the car; it's about the driver,' said Toretto in the film.
Police said that's who they're looking for: drivers who put other people's safety at risk on Parker's streets. The streets belong to the people, not to rogue racers trying to turn Parker into their personal drag strip.
More information about the Parker Police Department can be found on the agency's website.
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