Overview

• More than 600 participants began at Station Pier in Port Melbourne before converging on Chapel Street late Saturday and performing burnouts that triggered traffic gridlock
• Victoria Police activated Operation Traction at 7 p.m. deploying high-visibility patrols and temporarily closing sections of Chapel Street to disrupt hooning
• Officers issued several infringement notices for dangerous driving and defect notices for vehicles with unsafe modifications but recorded no arrests
• Inspector Georgie Swinton described the drivers’ actions as reckless and confirmed that footage of at least one individual will lead to charges and vehicle impoundment
• Authorities are calling on witnesses and dashcam owners to provide video to Crime Stoppers as part of an ongoing investigation