-- An unresponsive adult male suffering from blunt trauma to the head. Hundreds Gather At Illegal Oakland Sideshows In Violation Of Shelter-In November 22, 2021 / 1:44 AM / CBS San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Even amid the surge of violence on Oakland streets, Saturday night seemed extreme and brought the city to the brink. Oakland police say illegal sideshows are now bigger, more dangerous and theyre exhausting emergency resources. Oakland police investigating shooting near International Boulevard As the weekend approaches, Chambers said officers will be dedicated to illegal sideshow activity, adding they will be accompanied by regional law enforcement partners to deter and take enforcement actions. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sideshow reported in Oakland during police crackdown - KTVU FOX 2 28-year-old Lolo Soakai, who wasnt involved in the sideshow or the pursuit, was killed. Callers reported dozens of cars. When officers arrived, they found at least 100 cars and Garcia wearing an SJBoss T-shirt. John Jones was 12 years old . In light of the homicide and intelligence gathered by investigators from social media suggesting there will be more sideshows this weekend in Oakland, the police department called in extra officers to work Saturday and Sunday night. The movement spread through the Bay Area in the late 1990s and into the early 2000s. As of Sunday, the department said it had 665 sworn officers. Another video on social media shows police arresting a driver after breaking the windows of the vehicle. She was rushed to the hospital, but Armstrong said she was not expected to survive. Uber and Lyft drivers and parents were trapped in traffic, unable to get to the airport. First published on November 22, 2021 / 1:44 AM. #StayHome". 10 p.m. in the 2200 block of 23rd Avenue -- 29 year old male adult received multiple gunshot wounds. The Oakland Police Department says the latest death happened Saturday night. Hinch said. Will new ordinances spell the end of Bay Area sideshows? Homicide detectives said a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in East Oakland on Saturday night. Semi-truck appears to be doing donuts during Oakland sideshow November 22, 2021 / 1:44 AM It's a challenging time. Domingo German of Yankees Throws First Perfect Game Since 2012 - The Authorities have not released the victims name. Participants in sideshows threaten the safety of our neighborhoods business districts and communities. Get the new ABC7 Bay Area mobile app today! 18 views, 0 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 2 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from People look like ants: Sideshow in Oakland last night. The city reported 122 sideshows last year and 82 so far this year. 12:40 a.m. -- A victim walked into a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. Cell phone videos also appeared to show people with guns robbing spectators. The participants stopped at the corner of Hamilton and Leigh avenues and formed a circle around the intersection. "That even concerned our officers.". People were climbing on top of each other. Another 100 vehicles took over the intersection of 45th and Market streets in Oakland's Longfellow neighborhood, near houses, a market and a laundromat, according to the Chronicle. Other videos showed vehicles doing donuts in the intersection as the large crowd cheers on the drivers. Sideshow's good burger was exactly that. When asked about the sideshow in an interview Monday, Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf pleaded with Oakland residents to be respectful of the shelter-in-place order. I come from this but this ain't the time. Jessica Christian . Previously I would have told you hopefully this will slow down as the pandemic slows things to open back up but we haven't seen that. A. We will have to do something as violence continues. But from the looks of this weekend, they may not be preventing more sideshows from occurring. Businesses are installing their own barriers. Video shot at the scene shows a shooting victim being loaded into an ambulance and at least two others being arrested. In a shocking video reportedly taken last night in Oakland, a large semi-truck seems to be participating in a sideshow, driving fast in a tight circle, surrounded by hundreds of onlookers,. VIDEO: Chaotic 4th of July sideshow in Antioch with illegal fireworks The Richmond Police Department received 82 reports this year about sideshows, prompting Councilmember Nathaniel Bates to propose that Richmond consider prohibiting people from being spectators at a sideshow. the Yankees' 11-0 win against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland. Start your carryout order. We anticipate the number of tows to rise to close to 100 and we are still in the process of counting citations. And in the streets of West Oakland, late at night, you can hear the distant roar . 942 STANFORD AVE. OAKLAND, CA 94608. The 911 calls started pouring in at 9:53 p.m. on Aug. 21, reporting a growing sideshow at 98th Avenue and Empire Road in Oakland. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Separate Shootings at Massive East Oakland Sideshow Leave 1 Dead, 2 I'm serious," Wells said. pic.twitter.com/L8zxE2bSJI. In addition to the sideshow activity, officers also had to contend with life-threatening obstacles that included lasers, fireworks and a vehicle fire. San Jose began ratcheting up its sideshow enforcement in 2019, with an ordinance that made it illegal to watch a sideshow. She joined the Chronicle in 2015 after stints at several alt weekly newspapers. Some say Oaklands decision to add state patrols shows a lack of understanding about the culture. And, so, when our officers are assigned to a violent crime investigation, whether that be a homicide or shooting, it makes it difficult for us to break and go to other calls like those.". Richmond City Council Member Eduardo Martinez discussed the possibility of legalizing sideshows during a Council meeting in July, but the concept has apparently not advanced. OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police are stepping up enforcement to stop violent and dangerous sideshows, even as one took place Saturday night at 90th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. To make room for Rodriguez on the active Major League roster, the club optioned right-handed pitcher Justin Garza to Triple-A Worcester following last night's game against the Oakland Athletics. "We wanted him to finish on such a good note going into the All-Star break," Tigers manager A.J. "It went across the city.". An officer patrolling told NBC Bay Area staffing was tight and only four police officers were covering the entire west side of Oakland that evening. But this time it sounds like money is actually being thrown at filling vacant storefronts. Chief Darren Allison said on a department video. "My daughter moved to Lathrop. The New York Yankees right-hander pitched the 24th perfect game in major league history Wednesday night, retiring every Oakland batter in an 11-0 victory over the Athletics. 9:44 a.m. -- in the 2400 block of Bancroft Ave. a woman suffers gunshot wounds and is in critical condition. Callers reported dozens of cars involved and about a hundred spectators. As an alternative, some suggested designating spaces where participants and spectators can enjoy sideshow culture. "We had it perfectly aligned of how we . That's a larger haul of arrests and citations for San Jose, which may indicate that departments use of helicopters and San Joses stricter sideshow enforcement laws are yielding more arrests. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Discusses Community's Coronavirus Response. I thoroughly enjoyed it. OPD Helicopter (ARGUS) was overhead when at least 250 vehicles took over the intersection of 10th and Oak Streets on May 5.. Celebratory gunfire led to the vast majority of these shooting and injuring others. Usually they don't roll by until it's over. Since they went up, the nights have been quieter, Heafey said. March 30, 2020 / 5:01 PM Richmond police Officer Ben Therriault of the Richmond Police Department checks out a new barrier placed at an industrial park frequented by sideshow participants. Others took to social media to criticize the participants for blatantly violating the coronavirus shelter-in-place order that has shut down popular parks and other gathering places for nearly two weeks. Some crowds have blocked traffic and, according to published reports, sparked violence. At an Oct. 26 council meeting, none of the 19 people who weighed in on the issue was in favor of penalizing spectators. First published on March 30, 2020 / 5:01 PM. Originated in Oakland in the early 1980s and first immortalized in the 1991 hip-hop track "Side Show by rap . And hobbies are too. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Born in Berkeley, she graduated from Cal with a degree in rhetoric and is now raising two daughters in El Cerrito. ANTIOCH, Calif. (KGO) -- Chaos broke out in Antioch Tuesday night as crowds gathered for a sideshow while lighting illegal fireworks at the same time. Oakland has been synonymouswith sideshows for years and years. Brian Winco wrote in a court affidavit. Some residents, he said, were concerned about the departments ability to respond to sideshows, which can include more than 100 cars. Oakland police say a huge crowd gathered at Foothill Blvd. And cultural expression must be bound by existing laws. Copyright 2023 by Bay City News, Inc. Republication, re-transmission or reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. Is prohibited. A sideshow happened on Sunday night at Foothill Boulevard and 47th Avenue despite an Oakland police crackdown.Subscribe to KTVU's YouTube channel:https://www. Overwhelmingly, cities are taking a hard line. @SJFD @SanJosePD help drunk person after sideshow pic.twitter.com/zIPqd8TQbw. Domingo Germn was masterful, cruising through the Oakland Athletics and securing baseball's 24th perfect game. The Investigative Unit obtained records, showing the calls for service for the same hour as the sideshow that night. And if Mayor Libby Schaaf has her way, she will duplicate and create a carbon clone of San Francisco and make Oakland a fully gentrified city without a soul., Galvis added, Black and brown people are consistently being controlled. Neighbors call for action after 1 killed, 2 injured in massive Bay Area Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has also not commented on the activity. However, at the sheriffs office in Dublin, few details on that plan were available. Spectators fired guns as smoke from burnt rubber fogged the air, the cars careening in every direction. "The suspect drove into the 5900 block of Oceanview Drive where the suspect started using the carjacked vehicle to ram marked OPD patrol vehicles and uniformed OPD officers. Both men also remember an era during the 1980s and 90s in Oakland, when sideshows were more of a performance art, than made-for-YouTube extreme sport. "People are so stressed out and the additional stress of having a sideshow in your neighborhood is so unacceptable," Schaaf said. Some people checked on him, but he was non-responsive after someone shot him. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim . Doggie Diner head in Golden Gate Park set on fire, prompting early removal, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). The last 24 hours has been very difficult in the city of Oakland.".