Amid public outcry over riotous street takeovers in the past month when racers jumped on cars — including a patrol car — Connecticut State Police have changed the way they handle the illegal pop-up events.

In the last five days, state police worked with the FBI to establish a "Connecticut Street Takeover" option on its website and tip line, live-tweeted a motorcycle takeover as it was happening in East Windsor and alerted the public to a planned takeover in Bethany that didn't materialize.

"The primary mission of the Connecticut State Police is public safety," state police Sgt. Christine Jeltema said Tuesday. "Based upon the tumultuous behavior exhibited by participants during previous incidents, we are providing the public with advance notice for their safety."

Street takeovers, during which racers shut down roads and perform high-speed stunts as crowds of spectators watch, are a problem nationally and drew scrutiny in Connecticut last week when a woman and her husband were accosted while trying to drive through a takeover in Tolland. Videos of the woman getting out and apparently pleading with a group of young men as they kicked her car and jumped on its roof May 21 circulated on social media. The couple was not physically injured.

The video clips sparked fear in the community that turned to anger when residents learned state police — who were quietly watching during an undercover operation — decided to not send uniformed troopers to try to stop the mob. State Rep. Tammy Nuccio, R-Tolland, and Town Manager Brian Foley met with state police leaders, including Foley's former boss, James Rovella, the commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. State police said at the meeting they would deliver a report by last Friday outlining their plans to respond to future takeovers; Jeltema said the report has been submitted, although it has not been released to the public.

Hearst Connecticut Media Group submitted a public records request for the report, but had not received it as of Tuesday afternoon.

State police leaders also will talk to Tolland residents about the incident at a forum planned for June 8 at the local fire training center. And the state Senate voted to establish a police task force to crack down on the street takeovers, an idea that has been in the works for some time.

Undercover detectives who were watching the Tolland takeover arrested a 20-year-old who they said appeared to be a ringleader. They plan to make more arrests. The takeover in Tolland came after two others the same night, one in a commuter lot in Vernon and another in a commuter lot near the mall in Manchester.

In a street takeover earlier this month in Meriden, people gathered around a patrol car and gave an officer the middle finger, according to police dash cam footage released Friday.

During the hostile interaction on May 6, one person jumped onto the hood of the cruiser and started stomping it, along with two others, according to an arrest warrant. A fourth person smacked the patrol car's hood, the warrant stated. Police said the cruiser sustained over $1,800 in damage.

An 18-year-old woman from Southington and a 22-year-old man from Middletown were arrested.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, enforcement was increased as drivers blocked traffic in the tunnel on Interstate 84 West in Hartford early Sunday. Police issued two summons for motor vehicle violations, one for misuse of a registration plate and another for driving without insurance, Jeltema said. Between five and seven people received tickets for reckless use of a highway by a pedestrian, she said.

About 6 p.m. Sunday, state police received reports of about 20 motorcycles blocking Interstate 91 South at Exit 45 in East Windsor. Troopers saw motorcycles leave the scene, heading south, and get off the highway in Hartford. State police alerted city police, but neither agency was aware of any arrests related to the incident.

Hartford police were able to get a takeover in their city under control over the weekend when they received reports of a large group of cars gathering in the southeast corner of the city, Hartford Lt. Aaron Boisvert said. Officers responded to the takeover, where cars were blocking Reserve Road and railroad tracks, and gave out 24 tickets, he said.

One takeover might have been avoided because state police made it clear they knew about it beforehand.

Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday, state police tweeted that they learned a street takeover was planned for the area of a Bethany gas station at 9 p.m.

"State, local and federal agencies are actively monitoring and investigating these incidents," state police warned.

Nothing ended up happening.

Asked if the state police's change of approach had anything to do with it, Jeltema said, "We cannot speculate about why an event in Bethany did not materialize."

Tips about street takeovers in Connecticut can be reported online or by calling 800-CALL-FBI.