Many vehicles seized from Stockton sideshow bust still impounded a year later

STOCKTON — It’s been one year since a massive sideshow bust in Stockton where the San Joaquin County Sideshow Taskforce impounded nearly 90 vehicles and cited around 250 people, and the zero tolerance approach has become a blueprint for other departments, even beyond California. The operation and resulting crackdown on sideshow activity across the region made headlines but also reshaped how law enforcement agencies across the state tackle sideshows. In a wide-ranging conversation with San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow, the sideshow operation and its impacts were reviewed a year to the day since the bust. “We’ve really not…..

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