Large group of street racers gather on Cedar Lane, Columbia MD

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Reported: 10/5/2025 07:12 PM

Cedar Ln & Harpers Farm Rd, Columbia, MD 21044

A large group of 10 to 20 street racers was reported on Cedar Lane near Harpers Farm Road with loud engines and music. The group was chased away from another area but regrouped. Later, about 70 cars and hundreds of people were involved in street racing near the Hampton Inn.

Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Cedar Lane at Harper's Farm Road.

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For allowed cars that are running their engines going up and down Cedar Lane between Harpers Farm and Route 32, call her up by about 10 to 20 cars.

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(number withheld).

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Caves a 5-1 to 11.

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Cullen.

00:19

I just chased that group away from Freetown Road and, yeah, it's a large group of racers. 10-4[1].

00:33

Covered, Unis, on Timor Drive, Advice.

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Try three, one, try three, two, noise, complained, hard sideway.

00:44

Two, one,

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both.

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Twenty-five hundred harts out of way, unit 309.

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But loud music, it's a warm problem.

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341. 341.

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G.O.A. You can show us the unit space.

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Never.

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On previous complaints and also what not on that unit,

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and the actual answer, but the noise will continue.

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Power (number withheld).

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Thank you. You can close up that a second one in a review as well.

01:20

Correct.

01:21

Bigot-11, 10 a hit.

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No.

01:29

Forward 411, any units of back for a motor vehicle violation?

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4-1-0. Thank you.

01:41

Ever 41, every 31, every 31, every 51,

01:44

704-5 minutes away at the Hampton Inn, and the callers advising there is a large group of street racers, probably about 70 cars and hundreds of people, 22, 21.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment received; message understood; affirmative or OK.

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Cedar Ln & Harpers Farm Rd, Columbia, MD 21044

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