SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – More than 150 people were detained and nearly 90 cars were seized when authorities brought a sideshow to an end in San Joaquin County overnight.
The San Joaquin County Sideshow Taskforce infiltrated a group and learned where a sideshow event was going to be taking place over the weekend.
The sideshow taskforce found several hundred people and vehicles blocking Country Club Boulevard and Pershing Avenue early Saturday morning. Authorities contained the intersections and were able to stabilize the scene.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said more than 150 people were detained, identified, processed and released. Officials said charges will be filed to the district attorney’s office.
All the vehicles on the scene were seized. Deputies said 88 cars will be held for an unknown amount of time as the case is under investigation.
