Kansas City police cite dozens of people involved in illegal sideshows

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police share the results of a citywide crackdown on illegal sideshows.

Officers stopped three vehicles and issued 20 citations near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Rockhill Road Sunday night.

The department said other officers conducted similar sweeps in other areas of Kansas City.

The citations come after weeks of complaints from people living across Kansas City.

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People living at The Grand say the illegal burnouts and donuts up and down Grand Boulevard keep them up at night.

Other people who live and work downtown told KCTV5 the issue is only getting worse.

“It’s really tough for the residents,” Willie Miner said Friday. “Just revving their engines and going extremely fast and going up and down the street.”

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Miner says he hopes to see something done.

“When I do see the police, they just sit back and watch until they get through. Whenever they get through, that’s when they do their arresting,” Miner said.

Kansas City Police said they are committed to cracking down on the sideshow problem.

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