San Jose police say over 100 officers, sergeants and lieutenants blocked in over 500 vehicles at the sideshow - a new tactic that worked 'safely and effectively.'
He says police were able to put a stop to the Saturday night sideshow that was made up of hundreds of cars.
"We were able to successfully employ a tactic that we have developed, where we essentially blocked them in," Shab said, "That required over 100 officers, sergeants and lieutenants to be able to do safely and effectively." Police say they blocked in over 500 vehicles and issued over 720 citations - 82 of them were juvenile citations.
They impounded 19 vehicles that were left at the scene, two were stolen and will be released to their owners. The cost for the owners of the 17 other cars to be taken out of impound could be between $3,000 to $4,000.Rene Karimian is the father of a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old. He says that when spectators started running, some ran in to his apartment complex.He says he's called the cops multiple times over the years to report sideshows and says he's glad to that the police tactic worked.
"I lived here for seven years," he said, "I never saw this before, so this time looks like they've been serious. Hopefully they continue this."
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