On Sunday, City of Antioch residents reported multiple sideshows beginning as early as 3:00 pm and continued into the evening.
At one point, the sideshow activity blocked Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters from responding to a call after they reported sideshow activity at Laurel and Canada Valley and asked dispatch to relay the sideshow to the Antioch Police Department. Its unclear how long the response was delayed to the call or what the outcome was.
According to residents, who provided video (see Facebook) and several images, the sideshows occurred at the following locations:
- Somersville & James Donlon (3:00 pm)
- Wilbur & Cavallo
- Davison & Hillcrest
- Wilbur and Minnaker
- Canada Valley & Laurel (5:44 pm)
- Wilbur & Cavallo x2 (6:41 pm)
CONFIRE Vehicle Crash Dispatches Sunday:
- 6:45 pm – Minaker & Wilbur – vehicle fire (Antioch)
- 6:38 pm – Hillcrest & Larkspur (Antioch)
- 5:33 pm – Bailey Road for a vehicle vs. motorcycle (Pittsburg)
- 5:30 – Marsh Creek & Sellers (Brentwood)
- 5:20 pm – Vasco & walnut – 6 Injured After Overturned Vehicle Crash on Vasco Road
Back on January 1, Antioch residents reported several sideshows, but its unclear what, if any police response occurred including Wilbur and Cavallo where a sideshow took place for approximately 25-minutes before police showed up and broke it up.
Sideshows are nothing new, Antioch City Council has punted the issue for nearly 2-years, including most recently in November when it was set to impose a fine on spectators, however, the council majority reversed course and instead directed staff to work on a ordnance that focuses on sideshow organizers. The council feared the spectator ordinance would unfairly issue citations to people caught up in sideshows and may not actually participate.
In fact, Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe in May of 2022 promised the city it will take up an ordinance to tackle sideshows. Meanwhile, Antioch Councilmember Mike Barbanica has tried to get an ordinance passed to address sideshow spectators for over a year, but cannot get a council majority to move forward with the ordinance.
Previous Stories:
- Nov 16 – Antioch Opts to Place Ordinance Focus on Sideshow Organizers
- Oct 26 – Antioch Agrees to Create Ordinance Directed at Sideshow Spectators
- Sept 25 – Antioch Police Say 1 Arrested After Weekend Sideshow Activity
- Aug 15 – License Plate Readers Coming to Downtown Antioch
- Aug 9 – Antioch Mayor Claims Sideshows and Crime is Down
- Aug 9 – Antioch Man Charged with Reckless Driving and Felony Hit and Run
- Aug 6 – Antioch Sideshow Damages Water Main, Vehicle Also Enters Delta Waters
- July 5 – Updated: Hundreds Gather for Fourth of July Sideshow in Antioch
- Jan 12 – Antioch Police Tow 2 Vehicles, 1 Citation in Latest Sideshow Response
- May 16, 2022 – Antioch Mayor Says Council Will Take Up Policy to Target Sideshow Spectators
- May 15, 2022 – Antioch Police Respond to Two Sideshows, Officers Vehicles Attacked
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