San Diego Police, CHP crack down on dangerous street takeover car shows [Video]

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Authorities have seized more than a dozen vehicles and made two arrests in connection with two illegal public stunt-driving events that caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage in various San Diego-area neighborhoods, San Diego Police said Thursday.

The illicit automotive exhibitions, a type of underground entertainment known as street takeovers or “sideshows,” took place last winter and this spring, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The first occurred on Feb. 24, 2023, at intersections in Barrio Logan, downtown San Diego, Kearny Mesa, La Jolla Village, Mira Mesa, Otay Mesa and Spring Valley, and resulted in roadway damage estimated at nearly $24,000, SDPD Lt. Deana De Los Reyes said.

The other happened on March 10 of this year, taking the form of an unpermitted car meet in a Target parking lot on Mira Mesa Boulevard. That event led to more than $15,000 worth …