San Joaquin County cracks down on sideshows as warmer weather approaches
As temperatures rise, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is sending a clear message to stay away from illegal sideshows.
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As temperatures rise, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is sending a clear message to stay away from illegal sideshows.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has teamed up with a state lawmaker in seeking a new law that would toughen penalties on sideshows across California.
Authorities in the East Bay said they seized more than two dozen vehicles and made multiple arrests following a sideshow in Antioch involving hundreds of spectators over the weekend.
Neighbors said they kept calling police and giving a description of the same Cadillac doing donuts at the same intersection
Sacramento city leaders on Tuesday will consider passing new rules cracking down on sideshows. It comes as the number of street takeovers continues to grow.
Four juveniles were detained when police located a stolen vehicle crashed after it was seen doing donuts late Friday night at a sideshow in West Sacramento, police said.
The California Highway Patrol announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 stolen vehicles have been recovered in Oakland in the eight months since additional officers were deployed to the East Bay to crack down on crime.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law four separate bills aimed at pumping the brakes on illegal sideshows across the state.
It was a weekend of violence across Sacramento with police saying two of the deadly shootings stemmed from sideshows.
Three drivers were cited and had their vehicles seized following a sideshow in Richmond over the weekend, which drew a large crowd of spectators.
San Francisco's sideshow crackdown is similar to successes in San Joaquin County, which paved the way for other law enforcement agencies after the creation of its sideshow task force.
Vallejo police said a man was shot and killed on Saturday morning at an intersection where a large sideshow was taking place.
Sideshows happened in several cities the East Bay overnight, with attendees at two sideshows in Vallejo and Oakland creating circles of fire in an intersection.
The California Highway Patrol announced more than a dozen people were arrested and several stolen cars were recovered following an operation targeting sideshows in Oakland over the weekend.
The final count: 500 spectators and 150 vehicles turned up to the intersection of Meadowview Road and Amherst Street in Sacramento just before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Video shows a large crowd of spectators at sideshow on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge early Sunday morning that shut down eastbound traffic for almost a half an hour.
Video showed sideshow activity in San Francisco and Oakland early Sunday morning, with fire crews responding to a vehicle fire that happened at Pier 1.
Three months after a sideshow bust in Stockton, nearly 90 vehicles are still at the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office and are considered evidence.
Violence and chaos swept across Oakland early Sunday morning as participants of multiple sideshows fired gunshots into the air and set cars on fire.
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Law enforcement agencies up and down the state have been cracking down on this illegal activity, but it is also impacting the car community.
Officers say they swarmed a large sideshow that involved dozens of vehicles in Sacramento over the weekend, making several arrests and impounding numerous cars in the process.
The 88 people who had their cars impounded during a massive sideshow bust in Stockton may never get them back as they are being searched for evidence. The sheriff will decide what to do with them once charges are filed.
Following a massive weekend sideshow bust in Stockton, the San Joaquin County sheriff wants to send a clear message to people: If you participate in a sideshow, including just watching one, you will be arrested.
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