Hayward council approves fines, jail time for sideshow spectators
Spectators at sideshows in Hayward could be cited or jailed for up to six months and pay fines ranging from $500 to $1,000 under a law approved this week by the Hayward City Council.
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Spectators at sideshows in Hayward could be cited or jailed for up to six months and pay fines ranging from $500 to $1,000 under a law approved this week by the Hayward City Council.
A Central Valley lawmaker backs a bill that would create an FBI-led task force to stop sideshows.
Sacramento County deputies released surveillance video Friday showing nearly 50 looters rushing a Rio Linda 7-Eleven store. They made off with thousands of dollars and left behind a big mess.
A 7-Eleven in Sacramento County was looted by dozens of people Sunday after a nearby sideshow.
The City of Roseville is taking new emergency steps to stop sideshows. Authorities say the illegal activity is affecting a very specific part of its downtown area.
Area agencies believe it will migrate from Los Angeles to the Bay Area while lasting multiple days.
Dozens of extra officers will be on standby this weekend in case a sideshow pops up in parking lots, streets, or freeways.
Authorities are warning drivers who might be planning to participate in a mass sideshow rumored to be happening this weekend.
The sideshow craze continues across Sacramento as police received several reports Saturday of these illegal gatherings happening across the county.
Sacramento city leaders considering new legal tools to stop illegal sideshows.
Sacramento city leaders considering new legal tools to stop illegal sideshows.
Several sideshows happened in one night in Sacramento this weekend. Sacramento police said the sideshows started on Saturday night and went into the early morning Sunday.
Several sideshows happened in one night in Sacramento this weekend. Sacramento police said the sideshows started on Saturday night and went into the early morning Sunday. Read more here.
Police say they responded to several sideshows across Sacramento city and county into early Sunday morning.
A suspect who was arrested for an August 2022 homicide in Stockton has also now been linked by detectives to a deadly sideshow shooting back in April.
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Two people were arrested for being involved in a massive sideshow on city streets, said authorities.
Police say the deadly shooting may be connected to an illegal sideshow. The 19-year-old was inside a vehicle when he was shot and it was the other people in the car who called 911 for help.
A series of car break-ins and sideshow activity has gone, mostly, unreported by neighbors in a West Sacramento neighborhood who cite slow response times, short staffed police departments, and low-priority crimes as a reason not to report.
On Sunday, the Stockton 99 Speedway hosted a drifting event for drivers to run laps. When drivers and spectators left the venue, some faced traffic stops, tickets and arrests.
The Stockton 99 Speedway is promoting Sunday's Drift Day in a different way this year in a hope to get sideshows off the streets and onto the racetrack.
Stockton is trying to get sideshows off the streets and onto a racetrack. The Stockton 99 Speedway is promoting Sunday’s drift day in a different way this year.
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