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Sacramento residents frustrated as more sideshows keep popping up
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Sacramento residents are frustrated and concerned after sideshows in at least five different parts of the city happened overnight on Sunday.Tire marks could still be seen Monday morning on Meadowview Road and Amherst Street, 5th and X streets, Norwood and Bell avenues, Northgate Boulevard and Wisconsin Avenue, and W El Camino Avenue and Seamist Drive.Sacramento police said around 200 vehicles were involved.The police department handed out seven citations, had four vehicles towed and arrested two people following a pursuit. They’re facing reckless driving and sideshow-related charges.The sideshows caused concern and frustration among many residents living in those areas.James French has been living along Northgate Boulevard for more than 20 years. He told KCRA 3 that over the last two to three years, sideshows have been happening once or twice a month.”It’s very scary – nerve-wracking really because you hear this constant sound,” French said. ” long enough for the police to find out where they are at and to come out, but they don’t. They just kind of ignore this area sometimes.”Another resident told KCRA 3 that in August 2023, six bullets hit her home during one of the sideshows. Sacramento police told KCRA they didn’t have calls associated with the incident. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
Sacramento residents are frustrated and concerned after sideshows in at least five different parts of the city happened overnight on Sunday.
Tire marks could still be seen Monday morning on Meadowview Road and Amherst Street, 5th and X streets, Norwood and Bell avenues, Northgate Boulevard and Wisconsin Avenue, and W El Camino Avenue and Seamist Drive.
Sacramento police said around 200 vehicles were involved.
The police department handed out seven citations, had four vehicles towed and arrested two people following a pursuit. They’re facing reckless driving and sideshow-related charges.
The sideshows caused concern and frustration among many residents living in those areas.
James French has been living along Northgate Boulevard for more than 20 years. He told KCRA 3 that over the last two to three years, sideshows have been happening once or twice a month.
“It’s very scary – nerve-wracking really because you hear this constant sound,” French said. “[Sideshows last] long enough for the police to find out where they are at and to come out, but they don’t. They just kind of ignore this area sometimes.”
Another resident told KCRA 3 that in August 2023, six bullets hit her home during one of the sideshows. Sacramento police told KCRA they didn’t have calls associated with the incident.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
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