On Saturday, August 12, Montgomery County Police released a message on social media stating that they were responding to several locations for illegal car meet-up events and that they would be enforcing traffic violations in those areas. According to MCPD, the gatherings were shut down and no arrests were made.
Back in January, Montgomery County Police responded to Fenton St. and Ellsworth Dr. in Silver Spring after crowds gathered to watch cars doing donuts in the intersection. In November 2021, police responded to a large car meet-up at a parking lot on Cherry Hill Rd in Silver Spring which involved more than 100 vehicles.