Overview
- Officials said the Jan. 2 enforcement began around 9 p.m. in Howard, Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, targeting exhibition driving in public roads, industrial areas and parking lots.
- Members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force dismantled four large driving exhibitions in Prince George’s County at sites in Hyattsville, Beltsville and Upper Marlboro.
- Three additional gatherings were stopped from forming at locations in Rockville, Columbia and Capitol Heights after high‑visibility patrols dispersed crowds.
- Maryland State Police reported four arrests on gun charges, including two 17-year-old males from Silver Spring and two Virginia residents identified as Antonio Armando Chicas, 23, and Angel Urrutia Barahona, 21.
- Charges included possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle, possession of a handgun on a person, and in one case possession of a controlled dangerous substance, according to police.