Kansas City, MO – Five people were arrested overnight after Kansas City police broke up an illegal sideshow involving dangerous stunts, blocked traffic, and multiple hazardous violations across city streets.
According to the Kansas City Missouri Police Department, officers witnessed drivers pointing weapons at other vehicles, running red lights, performing reckless maneuvers, and even driving against oncoming traffic. Police say the activity was part of an attempted sideshow forming in the area, prompting a coordinated enforcement response.
Officers issued 38 hazardous moving violations and towed nine vehicles, including several that police say were blocking traffic and gathering to watch the illegal stunts. Authorities also halted what they described as a sideshow-in-the-making before it could fully develop into a larger public safety threat…