The sheriff in San Joaquin County, California, has bad news for the owners of 88 cars that were towed and impounded after the crash. A large-scale street occupation occurred in Stockton last Friday..
Participating in illegal “sideshows” that involve gathering at a pre-determined intersection, blocking the intersection, and doing endless donuts and other dangerous things while a large crowd watches and records the video. Apparently the little angels who were doing this were calling the sheriff’s office. We want their vehicles back.
But Sheriff Patrick Withrow had an entirely different plan in mind and bluntly told them: video“You don’t have to keep calling.”
For starters, he said, authorities store all impounded cars “indefinitely until they are processed and the district attorney recommends that no charges are needed.” But what was even worse for road-occupation enthusiasts was Mr Withrow’s promise to “consider the merits of seeking a destruction order for any vehicle deemed to pose a public threat”. ah.
See the sheriff’s message below.
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KXTV television reported The street occupation last Friday night at the intersection of Country Club Boulevard and Pershing Avenue “ended with the arrest of a large number of people and law enforcement in riot gear,” the statement said.
“From the moment we got there, it was just a surreal scene,” Michael Garcia, who lives near American Legion Park in Stockton, told KXTV of the sideshow bust. “People were sitting and being restrained,” he added to the police station.
Image source: KXTV-TV video screenshot
KXTV said law enforcement stopped nearly all sideshow drivers and participants, resulting in more than 150 people being detained and 88 vehicles being towed.
Withrow told the station that his department used new tactics to stop the city occupation in its tracks, saying, “They’re getting more and more violent, so this is the best way to contain it.” And we feel that. We could tell that.” … We immediately got people in position where it was going to happen, and they were swooping in from all sides at that intersection there. . ”
Additionally, Withrow told KXTV, “We have already recovered guns and other firearms from some of the vehicles at the scene, and we know from video evidence that we will find more.”
As you can imagine, not everyone was in favor of the street occupations. A man, identified by police as “Nicholas,” was a spectator at the sideshow and gave his opinion to the sheriff and his deputy. Just for the kids sliding around in the car. ”
Image source: KXTV-TV video screenshot
“We all want to keep our kids out of trouble, but we want money for the city? Give us a legal hole,” Nicholas told KXTV. I can’t go out,” he added.
Deputies seized so many cars that they had to store them outside the sheriff’s office headquarters, forcing officers to work overtime to make sure no one had access to them, the department said. It is said that it was done.
Withrow was unfazed by the complaints, emphasizing to KXTV that street hijackings are “irresponsible, criminal, and you will be held accountable. If you don’t want to be held accountable, if you don’t want to be held accountable.” Ta. If you don’t want to risk losing your car and paying all the costs of defending yourself in court, it’s best not to participate in these entertainments. ”
(H/T: auto wire)
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