2 arrested, 29 cited during street takeovers in San Diego [Breaking]
Two people were arrested and 29 were cited last weekend during a crackdown on street takeovers in San Diego, police said Friday.
Street takeovers, also known as sideshows, generally involve scores of spectators who block intersections, creating space for drivers to do “donuts,” “burnouts” and other potentially dangerous maneuvers, San Diego police Lt. Adam Sharki said in a news release. On Oct. 15, officers and deputies from the San Diego Police Department, California Highway Patrol and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department learned that sideshow takeover crews were planning events that evening at locations within the city of San Diego, Sharki said.The agencies then worked together to disrupt those planned events in San Diego and in other parts of the county, including Oceanside, Vista and San Marcos.
San Diego police said the participants and organizers of the takeovers were mostly from Orange and Riverside county. In addition to the arrests and citations, authorities impounded seven vehicles and investigated one crash. Street takeovers also can cause property damage. Street repairs at intersections cost $2,500 to $18,000 on average, Sharki said in the news release.
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