OAKLAND (KRON) -- Oakland police say they're stepping up efforts to prevent potentially deadly sideshows where drivers perform dangerous manouvers for large crowds.

This weekend's crackdown follows the deaths of three people in a sideshow last weekend.

KRON 4's Da Lin says Friday night authorities arrested 19 people, towed 30 vehicles, seized two handguns, handed out 95 tickets, and took part in three pursuits.

"If people are going to come out here and drive in a reckless manner, we're going to enforce that," Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said.  "I've worked sideshows for the last ten years and a majority of them are not from Oakland."

Investigators say the victims in the last weeks fatalities were from Hayward and San Lorenzo.  Those people died when their car flipped after hitting a parked car.

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