Sideshows in San Jose, Peninsula draw crowds and police

Sideshows on the Peninsula and in the South Bay drew large police responses and reports of unruly crowds that reportedly threw things at passing cars and in one instance, stomped on and bashed in a patrol vehicle.

In San Jose, just before 7 p.m. Saturday, police and a witness video indicate that officers were called to Winchester Boulevard on the west side of Santana Row, after a spectator was reportedly hit by a vehicle participating in a sideshow.

A statement posted Sunday by Paul Joseph...