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Second arrest made in connection to recent street takeovers in Cleveland

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Another arrest has been made in connection to the recent street takeovers in Cleveland, according to the Cleveland Division of Police.

Police arrested 20-year-old John Dietrich, who was allegedly involved in a Sept. 15 street takeover, police said.

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Dietrich was arrested on an aggravated arson charge, police said.

On Sept. 15, police said people lit fires on West 25th Street and Lorain Avenue. An 18-year-old from Akron was also arrested earlier.

A video from the street takeover showed cars doing donuts in the middle of the road.

Car street takeover and a burning ring of fire

After an ambulance squeezes by, a guy continues dumping gasoline in a circle.

Then someone lights it up with two guys standing in the middle of the fire ring, recording all of it.

The fire is out by the time police and a fire truck roll up.

The car meets, and street takeovers throughout Cleveland have led to damage, shootings and chaos.

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