The San Jose Police Department dedicated more than a hundred officers Saturday and overnight Sunday to crack down on a massive sideshow.
that disrupted neighborhoods from downtown to South San Jose.
Police say once the sideshow drivers and spectators were boxed in, officer spent the next several hours issuing citations to 720 people. A new city ordinance allows police to cite spectators at sideshows -- not just the drivers. "It's extremely difficult for the folks who live in these neighborhoods. And unfortunately, some of these intersections are the one that get targeted time and time again like Monterey and Branham," Deputy Chief Brian Shab told KPIX 5.
"They did something serious this time. I've been living here for seven years and I've never seen a response like this before. So this time, it looks like they're serious and hopefully they continue like this," he said.
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