MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- This past weekend saw several dangerous street takeovers throughout the city of Milwaukee.

They happen when large groups of people, sometimes several hundred, quickly block off an intersection and drive recklessly.

The numbers are so overwhelming that many people are wondering how police can stop them.

At the start of the summer, MPD had a concerted plan to deter and respond to street takeovers.

But they keep happening. The police union says they're too large for officers to break them up at current staffing levels.

Videos on social media show cars doing donuts, people hanging out of windows, fireworks blasting off, and people everywhere. In one video, a person was hit by a car and thrown to the ground.

There were seventeen 911 calls over the weekend for stree

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