STREET RACERS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY SHOULD TAKE NOTE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS MOVING TOWARD AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD LET DEPUTIES SEIZE VEHICLES USED IN STREET RACING. COMMISSIONER LONNIE TALBERT IS BEHIND THE EFFORT. HE SAYS IT’S NOT EASY TO ACTUALLY CATCH THESE RACERS. HE SAYS THEY PLACE LOOKOUTS WHO ALERT RACERS AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IF THEY SEE POLICE MOVING INTO THE AREA.
HIS ORDINANCE GOT A THREE-TO-ZERO VOTE OF APPROVAL AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S COMMISSION MEETING, WITH TWO COMMISSIONERS ABSENT. IT WILL LIKELY COME UP FOR A FINAL VOTE BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.
