Sideshows sweep across Bay Area, land on Bay Bridge

One person was injured in a string of sideshows that took place in at least four cities across the Bay Area Saturday night into Sunday morning, the Mountain View Police Department confirmed to KTVU.

Antioch installs electric gate to curb sideshows

City leaders say they're cracking down on sideshows after multiple incidents of illegal street activity over the weekend in Antioch, Oakland and unincorporated Contra Costa County.

Sideshow participant leads police on pursuit between counties before arrest

A suspect fleeing a sideshow Sunday night led Vallejo police on a chase to Richmond, where officers arrested him after he tried switching vehicles.   

California sheriff seeks to destroy cars seized in sideshows

At least one sheriff in California does not plan on returning almost 90 vehicles seized after a massive sideshow bust over the weekend.

OPD break up Park Boulevard sideshow with lights and sirens

Oakland police can be heard breaking up a sideshow over the weekend on Park Boulevard – the second at that intersection in less than a week – with their lights and sirens flashing.

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A resident of Park Boulevard in Oakland shared sideshow video from his rooftop garden on Feb. 3, 2024.

Sideshow causes commotion in Oakland residential neighborhood on Park Boulevard

An impromptu sideshow created a lot of black, circular marks on the street and drew out dozens of residents, as well as Oakland police in a residential neighborhood on Park Boulevard.

Stray bullet wounds juvenile at Oakland sideshow: police

A juvenile was recovering after being hit by a stray bullet at a sideshow in Oakland on Sunday, according to police.

At least 150 vehicles reported in Oakland sideshow amid stepped up holiday enforcement

Oakland police said it responded to a report of a large sideshow gathering involving upwards of 150 vehicles on Sunday, amid warnings that police would step up enforcement over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Vehicle from fatal Oakland sideshow hit-and-run sought by police

Oakland police have released photos of a car wanted in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of a young woman on a sidewalk on New Year's Day.

Sideshow takes over Bay Bridge
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Bay Bridge traffic was backed up for hours early Sunday morning due a sideshow on the span's upper deck.

Driver leaves Antioch sideshow, CHP officers attacked, 5 injured

A Saturday night car chase after a sideshow in Antioch resulted in a crash that injured five people – but not before other sideshow participants also threw objects at officers, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

House bill calls for FBI intervention to crack down on dangerous sideshows

The “They’re Fast, We’re Furious Act of 2023" seeks federal intervention to crackdown on illegal sideshows and would create an FBI task force that would include state and local law enforcement agencies.

Multiple arrested in sideshow crackdown in Concord

Concord police arrested several drivers during a city-wide crackdown on illegal sideshows.