OMAHA, Neb. —

Three people were arrested Saturday night at a car meet-up at 48th and G Street.

Law enforcement said a majority of the people attending these meetups just like their cars and want to show them off. It’s only a handful of people who are breaking the law and drawing the attention of the authorities.

Burnt rubber, doughnut tire marks, and even a car starter — all evidence left behind from the car meet-up

“Street racing, street takeovers, driving recklessly in parking lots, damaging property, doing burnouts. That’s all criminal behavior,” said Sheriff Aaron Hanson.

Car meet-ups are nothing new — and frankly, they’re not illegal.

“The sad thing is, the reckless drivers that come to these car meet-ups give a bad name to the people that engage in these meet-ups, that don’t wa

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