Sideshow Response in Antioch Nets 22 Vehicles Seized, Several Arrested

Antioch Police

by CC News 09/27/2025

written by CC News 09/27/2025

The Antioch Police Department announced that a response to a sideshow resulted in 22 vehicles being seized along with several arrests on Friday night.

According to police, while partnering with the CHP for a DUI and sideshow suppression detail, early planning paid off as they located two intersections where more than 200 vehicles and roughly 300 spectators were gathering to start a sideshow.

Eventually, the crowd overtook Hillcrest Avenue and the E. 18th Street intersection, blocking traffic and preventing fire trucks and ambulances from getting through. Police efforts were successful as they stopped the activity before it escalated further. Police released the following details:

22 vehicles seized for 30 days
4 stolen vehicles recovered
30+ citations issued
Several felony arrests made
1 DUI arrest

Police added that sideshows are not only dangerous for drivers and spectators they also put our entire community at risk by blocking emergency vehicles from doing their jobs

No other information was released nor were suspect identities provided.

Antioch Ordinance

The ordinance contain proactive measures to discourage illegal sideshows, street races, and exhibitions of speed within the City, by regulating the organizing or advertising of such activities. The following activities would be specifically prohibited by both ordinances:

Knowingly organizing a street race, sideshow, reckless driving exhibition, or exhibition of speed conducted within the City on a public street, highway, or in an offstreet parking facility.
Advertising, within the City, a street race, sideshow, or exhibition of speed conducted or to be conducted in the City on a public street, highway, or in an offstreet parking facility.
Advertising online, including on social media, a street race, sideshow, or exhibition of speed conducted or to be conducted in the City on a public street, highway, or in an offstreet parking facility.
The ordinance’s definition of a spectator would apply to those who are found within 200 feet of the location of a sideshow, street race, or the site of the preparations for these activities, for the purpose of viewing, observing, watching, or witnessing the event as it progresses.

Enforcement

Any person who violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a maximum of six (6) months in jail, a fine of $1,000, or both, unless at the discretion of the district attorney or a court of competent jurisdiction, the violation is reduced to an infraction. The City may seek compliance with this chapter by any remedy allowed under this Code and any other remedy allowed by law, including but not limited to the administrative citation procedures set forth in Antioch Municipal Code § 1-5. The amount of the administrative fine is $1,000 for each violation.

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