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Police are investigating illegal sideshows that happened in Oakland overnight.

San Jose police utilized a new tactic during a weekend sideshow crackdown that resulted in hundreds of people being cited.

San Jose police utilized a new tactic during a weekend sideshow crackdown that resulted in hundreds of people being cited. Ian Cull reports.

Police officers impounded 19 vehicles and issued 720 citations to residents participating and watching Saturday night sideshows, the San Jose Police Department announced on Sunday. Marianne Favro reports.

Police are investigating a huge sideshow that happened in Vallejo late Saturday night.

Police are investigating a huge overnight sideshow in Vallejo.

Dangerous sideshows in the Bay Area have now caught the attention of local leaders.

Dangerous sideshows in the Bay Area have now caught the attention of local leaders. Ian Cull reports.

Police responded to two large, overnight sideshows in Vallejo and Oakland.

Police responded to two large, overnight sideshows in Vallejo and Oakland. Possible gunfire was part of the Oakland sideshows.

Oakland police responded to a sideshow that turned violent early Sunday morning.

Oakland police responded to a sideshow that turned violent early Sunday morning.

Oakland police say illegal sideshows are now bigger, more dangerous and they’re exhausting emergency resources. NBC Bay Area’s Audrey Asistio spoke to Investigative Reporter Candice Nguyen about her investigation.

After a viewer called the Investigative Unit about the slow police response to a large Oakland sideshow, our team requested incident reports, 911 audio and an interview with the police chief to find out why it took a half hour for a single police unit to arrive.

After a viewer called the Investigative Unit about the slow police response to a large Oakland sideshow, our team requested incident reports, 911 audio and an interview with the police chief to find out why it took a half hour for a single police unit to arrive. Candice Nguyen reports.

Fremont is the latest city to try and force the brakes on side shows. The city council introduced new rules Tuesday that would make it illegal to watch or promote the events. 

Fremont is the latest city to try and force the brakes on side shows. The city council introduced new rules Tuesday that would make it illegal to watch or promote the events.

San Jose may finally have found a way to combat one of the city’s biggest headaches.

San Jose may finally have found a way to combat one of the city’s biggest headaches, sideshows. For the past three months, they’ve been installing devices and materials to make intersections smaller and harder for activities like drifting. Stephanie Magallon reports.