San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph stated, 'Our message today is clear. In San Jose, watching a sideshow is illegal, participating in one is illegal, promoting one is illegal. If you do it, we will find you, take your vehicle and take you to jail.' This assertion underscores the city's stringent stance against sideshow-related activities.
The city's crackdown, the largest to date, used a promoter ordinance to charge seven suspects linked to 22 unpermitted street events, emphasizing a significant enforcement effort in response to community concerns.
Operation Penalty Box, lasting 28 months, targeted major sideshows and highlighted the city's commitment to curbing illegal street racing and the disturbances caused by such events.
According to the news release, the suspects were indicted for felony conspiracy, indicating the seriousness with which San Jose is approaching the issue of organized sideshows, setting a legal precedent for similar future actions.
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