Co-host of weekend street takeover event comments amid contentious police labor contract negotiations

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The co-host of Saturday night’s “Lonestar Show,” or street takeover, said he didn’t mean to get in the middle of a political showdown. 'We just wanted to go out and have some fun,' he said.

The co-host of the February 18 "Lonestar Show" or street takeover says he didn't mean to get in the middle of a political showdown. But the actions cause chaos at intersections across Austin and FOX 7 Austin's Meredith Aldis finds it's intensified the already complex talks concerning the city and the police department's labor contract.

"I believe they’ve given the city over to the Austin Justice Coalition and that’s what you get," Former Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday said on KLBJ The Todd & Don Show.RELATED:"You have all these resources and you’re telling me you only caught two people. Now that’s what the community should be upset about. They should be upset that they’re wasting time, wasting valuable money and resources that could be allocated elsewhere," the co-host said.

"I just wanted to put out there that we're not bad people. We're not trying to hurt anyone. We're not trying to harm anyone. We don't want to hurt the police," the co-host said.Police say there were four street takeover incidents across the city. The co-host tells FOX 7 they want to be like the next 'Fast and Furious.'on Twitter and said they’re "directly responsible for the overall safety of their citizens and visitors.

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