Lakewood Police have announced four arrests after at least 100 motorists on ATVs and dirt bikes were driving recklessly in Cuyahoga County on Sunday evening.
24-year-old Brendan M. Noble of Ashtabula and 34-year-old Reuben Lee of Cleveland were both charged with a felony count of Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of a Police Officer.
Also, 27-year-old Jevon B. Johnson Jr. and 28-year-old Paul D. Cleveland, both from Cleveland, were charged with a misdemeanor count of riot.
Lt. Robert Gable of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said troopers first got involved around 7:55 p.m. at I-90 and East 55th Street, where Cleveland Police had called for backup.
By 8:20 p.m., the mob of ATVs and dirt bikes were on Clifton Road in Lakewood. Police say the vehicles weaved in and out of traffic, going left of center, through red lights, onto sidewalks and front lawns.
The swarm of vehicles failed to stop for officers, who had lights and sirens activated. Police also blocked intersections in the path of the vehicles in order to avoid collisions with motorists legally traveling on the street.
Police say the mob then barreled through Rocky River before turning onto Clague Road in Bay Village, where an ATV was ditched.
They then returned downtown.
At 9:15 p.m., Lt. Gable said there was a sighting at East 67th and Harvard, where two bikes were ditched.
There were more sightings in The Flats and Ohio City.
On Monday, Shaker Heights Police confirmed a 21-year-old Richmond Heights resident was arrested and charged with reckless operation and criminal trespass.
Listen to 911 calls to Lakewood Police in the player above