Overview

• OPD says it has seized 128 vehicles tied to sideshows in 2025 and obtained 144 seizure warrants, with more than 80% registered outside Oakland.
• From the takeover at 41st and Howe near Piedmont Avenue, officers towed six cars, and 21 citations were issued across early‑morning responses.
• Witnesses and video described illegal fireworks, gunfire into the air, and a car set on fire during a roughly hour‑long gathering that drew up to 500 vehicles.
• Police say vehicles towed in connection with sideshows can be held for up to 30 days as investigators pursue identifications under the Summer Safety Plan.
• Residents are urging concrete barriers and speed bumps to deter repeat events, while the police union says only about 16 patrol vehicles were available to respond.