A group of East Oakland residents are calling for safety changes after claiming concerns about sideshows in their neighborhood are being ignored by the city and police.
Residents who live near 62nd Avenue and Hilton said on any given night, the sound of screeching tires can be heard from inside their homes.
Cell phone video obtained by KTVU showed cars doing donuts and burnouts in East Oakland.
“I understand it’s happening all around Oakland, but our neighborhood is residential,” Rosanna Munoz, a resident, said.
Black tire marks are visible on the street and speed bumps have not slowed down the problem. Munoz said in January a driver lost control while doing a donut near her home.
“They came and lost control of the car and they crashed into this fence,” she said. “We had just put it up.”
The accident also knocked down a pole and has left the intersection without street signs ever since. Neighbors feel it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
“We really have to be careful crossing the street,” Iris, another resident, added.
KTVU reached out to Mayor Quan’s Office and was referred to the Oakland Police Department.
The Oakland Police Department acknowledged sideshows are a public nuisance that often attracts criminal activity. They said the issue is a work in progress.
Captain Steven Tull said the neighborhood, located in Area 4, is a high priority because it’s the most active for dangerous activity. He noted crime has significantly reduced in that area since March 2013.
Tull said the department is committed to making a difference in all of Area 4 to address quality of life issues. Officers recently carried out an operation to target the organizers of Sideshow activities, which led to the arrest of two men in March 2014.
Munoz said she has reached out to the city and the mayor’s office, but was not met with a response.
“We feel really helpless,” she said. “We don’t know what to do. We don’t know who to talk to.”
Residents said their solution to the problem is to install a round o’ bout at the intersection to put a permanent end to the problem.
KTVU notified the mayor’s office and was told the information would be forwarded to the appropriate people to determine what safety changes, if any, can be made to the street
A group of East Oakland residents are calling for safety changes after claiming concerns about sideshows in their neighborhood are being ignored by the city and police.
Residents who live near 62nd Avenue and Hilton said on any given night, the sound of screeching tires can be heard from inside their homes.
Cell phone video obtained by KTVU showed cars doing donuts and burnouts in East Oakland.
“I understand it’s happening all around Oakland, but our neighborhood is residential,” Rosanna Munoz, a resident, said.
Black tire marks are visible on the street and speed bumps have not slowed down the problem. Munoz said in January a driver lost control while doing a donut near her home.
“They came and lost control of the car and they crashed into this fence,” she said. “We had just put it up.”
The accident also knocked down a pole and has left the intersection without street signs ever since. Neighbors feel it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
“We really have to be careful crossing the street,” Iris, another resident, added.
KTVU reached out to Mayor Quan’s Office and was referred to the Oakland Police Department.
The Oakland Police Department acknowledged sideshows are a public nuisance that often attracts criminal activity. They said the issue is a work in progress.
Captain Steven Tull said the neighborhood, located in Area 4, is a high priority because it’s the most active for dangerous activity. He noted crime has significantly reduced in that area since March 2013.
Tull said the department is committed to making a difference in all of Area 4 to address quality of life issues. Officers recently carried out an operation to target the organizers of Sideshow activities, which led to the arrest of two men in March 2014.
Munoz said she has reached out to the city and the mayor’s office, but was not met with a response.
“We feel really helpless,” she said. “We don’t know what to do. We don’t know who to talk to.”
Residents said their solution to the problem is to install a round o’ bout at the intersection to put a permanent end to the problem.
KTVU notified the mayor’s office and was told the information would be forwarded to the appropriate people to determine what safety changes, if any, can be made to the street
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
