Calif. officers find 10-foot python in car after sideshow

Vallejo Police Department and California Highway Patrol officers began making arrests when suspect shined lasers at them; as suspects fled, they left behind a large snake

August 31, 2024 08:00 AM

10-foot python found in car following police chase from sideshow, California cops say — Officers responding to a sideshow in Vallejo at 11:12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 , reported people in the Cadillac were shining lasers at pilots of a California Highway Patrol aircraft and at cops on the ground, the Vallejo Police Department said in a news release.

By Don Sweeney
The Charlotte Observer

VALLEJO, Calif. — Officers chasing down a 2007 Cadillac CT6 fleeing a sideshow got a surprise when they pulled it over — a 10-foot-long python inside the car, California police reported.

Sideshows are illegal street takeovers in which drivers spin doughnuts and perform other stunts before crowds of spectators. They are increasingly common in California.

Officers responding to a sideshow in Vallejo at 11:12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, reported people in the Cadillac were shining lasers at pilots of a California Highway Patrol aircraft and at cops on the ground, the Vallejo Police Department said in a news release.

Officers tried to pull the Cadillac over but the driver took off, police said. They pursued the car for about 10 miles to Hercules, according to police, where the people in the car bailed out.

They left a 10-foot-long python inside the Cadilla, police said.

Officers apprehended four people and returned the python to its owner, police said.

Vallejo is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Sacramento.

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