1 arrested after street takeover ends in men throwing fireworks at officer

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - One person has been arrested following a street takeover early Sunday morning in St. Louis City.

Officers responded around 1 a.m. to the area of N. Grand Boulevard and W. Florissant after receiving several reports of a street takeover. Police also received reports of shots fired.

Police say there were about 100 vehicles involved in the takeover. SLMPD and SWAT responded, and many vehicles fled. SWAT deployed spike strips on more than 50 vehicles.

As officers responded, a group of men started throwing fireworks at an officer. They ran from the scene as officers approached them, but one man, 22-year-old Alexander Strenger of Omaha, Nebraska, was caught and arrested.

Stenger has been charged with stunt driving (participating in a street takeover) and unlawful assembly.