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Alleged Street Racers Flee Officers Onto Active Runway At Scottsdale Airport, Police Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 18, 1:36 PM MST
updated Oct 18, 2:26 PM MST
Topic
Local News
Reported by KPHO (Arizona's Family CBS 5) and KSAZ-TV, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Alleged street racers fleeing officers rammed through a gate onto an active runway at Scottsdale Airport and hit a small airplane, KSAZ-TV and KPHO (Arizona's Family CBS 5) reported based on police statements.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 18, 3:12 PM MST. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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