[Encore] The Dangerous Street Takeover Trend Part 2

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tonight, Dr. Phil focuses on a dangerous trend law enforcement calls a “street takeover,” where hundreds of young adults close down streets to perform reckless car stunts. Dr. Phil will speak with Cindi and Maria, who know first-hand how dangerous a street takeover can be. Maria says what started out as a fun night hosting a dinner party for friends, ended with her in a coma, and her loving fiancé Raymond, dead. Maria says while crossing the street she and Raymond were run over by a young man allegedly leaving a street takeover. Now, Maria is left to pick up the pieces while Raymond's sister, Cindi, fights for safer streets in honor of her late brother. Plus, Dr. Phil speaks with car enthusiast Eli, about how he is trying to stop this dangerous trend. Dr Phil will also speak Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar to discuss this trend from a law enforcement point of view. Dr. Phil will also speak with retired Child Cyber Crime Detective Rich Wistocki, for tips on how to report takeover crimes.
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0:00.0	Parent Red Alert.
0:03.0	We are continuing our coverage on this dangerous takeover trend
0:07.0	where hundreds of young adults close down streets
0:10.0	to perform reckless car stunts.
0:12.0	People go to these street takeovers for the adrenaline.
0:15.0	Absolutely, that's the whole point.
0:17.0	The man who killed your brother
0:19.0	may only serve two and a half years in prison.
0:21.6	Yes, sir, that's correct.
0:23.6	Where is the parent for every one of these kids?
0:31.6	Tonight, we are continuing to discuss a topic that I believe is a parent red alert.
0:43.3	A few months ago, we covered a shocking new trend law enforcement calls, a takeover.
0:48.7	An event organized on social media with the sole intention of gathering as many teams and young adults as possible
0:55.8	in order to literally take over city and suburban streets, parks, malls, and houses
1:02.2	to party in for profit.
1:05.3	Now often these events result in businesses ransacked and neighborhoods destroyed from chaotic behavior and violence that ensues,
1:14.6	many times leading to arrest and death.
1:18.6	Takeover parties is what we've taken to calling this phenomenon.
1:22.6	Get a group of young people, getting organized, showing up at a place that they're not supposed to be, taking
1:27.8	over, abandoned building, a warehouse or a residence in some instances, waving guns around,
1:33.2	that's a recipe for disaster.
1:35.6	What we have seen is that young people are dying at these parties.
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