Philly police successfully impound roughly 150 illegal ATVs, with more to come as weather warms up

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Philly police successfully impound roughly 150 illegal ATVs, with more to come as weather warms up
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Philadelphia police have confiscated roughly 150 ATVs since the beginning of the year. 23 of which were taken over the weekend. FOX 29’s Kelly Rule visited the impound lot to get the scoop.

As temperatures warm up, more people are outside and in Philly, that means the sight of more illegal ATVs on the roads. So far, police have confiscated roughly 150 ATVs since the beginning of the year. FOX 29’s Kelly Rule visited the impound lot to get the scoop. Regina Felder was out and about in Monday’s summer-like weather in Fairmount, but says there’s something frustrating about this time of year in the city.

It takes a combination of patrol work, criminal intelligence, and other investigative techniques to implement the crackdown. RELATED COVERAGE: "There’s a lot of behind the scenes stuff a lot of other units that help and assist with this," said Lt. Trevor Peszko, PPD. "If they see any of the vehicles parked on city streets they’re obligated to enforce our city code.

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