A “social media personality” organized a gathering of roughly 100 youth in Mission in which vehicles were driving dangerously, RCMP say.
The Mission detachment said in a news release that the group of young people in vehicles gathered in the mall parking lot on London Avenue last Thursday (Nov. 27).
Police said the vehicles driving dangerously were impeding customers’ access to stores and restaurants. Tickets were issued to “obvious” offenders and the crowd was dispersed.
Vehicles were spotted street racing in the Gill Avenue industrial area about an hour later, according to the release.
RCMP attended and cleared the crowd again.
“There have been no reports yet as to whether the social media personality – who likely profited from the increased clicks and followers stemming from this event – will help pay for any of the violation tickets that drivers incurred while attending the event he sanctioned,” the detachment said.