Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday praised the recent efforts by the California Highway Patrol to crack down on illegal sideshow activity in the Oakland over the weekend.
The enforcement operations targeting sideshow activity on Sunday led to 22 arrests and the seizure of 36 vehicles, according to a release issued by the governor's office. On Sunday, October 20, at approximately 3:15 a.m., a CHP aircraft documented a sideshow in progress at the intersection of 98th Avenue and Edes Avenue in Oakland . A vehicle was identified as a participant. When an enforcement stop was attempted, the suspect fled from the officers.
Spectators shined laser lights at the law enforcement chopper during the sideshow. When it got broken up, 14 individuals were arrested for being spectators at a sideshow and six vehicles were towed. On Wednesday, CHP conducted investigations into the recent sideshows and issued a number of search warrants that will result in the seizure of additional vehicles owned by participants and spectators of the sideshows that occurred over the weekend.
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