A key organizer and planner of one of the illegal car meetups in Philadelphia last month was arrested Friday morning in Levittown, Pennsylvania, police said.
Philadelphia police identified the man as Joseph Cavanaugh, 21, from Levittown, and described this development as “a significant arrest.” Police said Cavanaugh was arrested on Coral Lane in Levittown Friday and charged with aggravated assault, causing risking catastrophe, criminal mischief, recklessly endangering another person, criminal conspiracy and other related charges.
Police also arrested James Hare, 21, from Northeast Philadelphia, on Friday on the 11700 block of Bustleton Avenue in connection with the illegal car meetups from Sept. 21 .
According to police, Hare was charged with causing risking catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person, criminal conspiracy, fleeing a police officer and other related charges.
Last month, police responded to 11 illegal car meetups throughout the city where large crowds and hundreds of vehicles took over intersections, setting off fireworks in the streets, doing doughnuts, street racing, drifting and engaging in other reckless activities…