The number of people arrested in a Birmingham police operation targeting exhibition driving and street racing continues to rise.

Four men were arrested over the weekend as part of Operation Knight Rider. In addition to the arrests, police impounded three vehicles – two of them stolen- and seized two handguns.

Those charged are:

– Carlos Alfaro, (23), of Birmingham, is charged with exhibition driving), unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail.

– Reuben Chaney, 41, of Birmingham, was taken into charges of attempted murder, and discharging a firearm into an occupied building stemming from a 2021 indictment. Those He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail.

– Lafayette Hodges III, 25, of Birmingham is charged with felony attempt to elude and first-degree receiving stolen property, and had two guns seized.He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail.

– Larry Johnson Jr., 23, of Hueytown, is charged with second-degree possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Birmingham City Jail.

Sgt. LaQuitta Wade said officers impounded a stolen 2021 Dodge Challenger, a stolen 2019 Dodge Charger and a 1998 GMC Sierra.

The first enforcement effort took place the weekend of April 12. Five people were arrested, and seven cars seized in that operation.

The second took place across the city Friday through Sunday, April 26 through April 28, leading to six arrests and six vehicles impounded.

Last year, Mayor Randall Woodfin approached the leadership at the police department, asking for a plan to combat street racing and exhibition driving.

Video has surfaced on social media in recent weeks, as have complaints from those who live in areas where the events are taking place.

Woodfin joined members of the Jefferson County legislative delegation in November 2022 to announce plans to file a bill to prohibit and impose penalties for certain forms of “exhibition driving,” which includes street and drag racing, burnouts, donuts, and similar activities defined within the bill.

That legislation was passed and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey last year.

Previously, drivers could only get a ticket. Now, they face a minimum of misdemeanor charges, and up to a Class B felony if someone is injured or killed, or if there is property damage.

The operations will continue.