SJPD Attack: 7 Arrested After Attack On San Jose Police Officer During Illegal Show, Authorities Say

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — Seven people have been arrested weeks after an attack on a police officer during an entertainment show in the South Bay.

The suspects jumped on his police car and vandalized it while he was inside.

Now officials say they have arrested all those responsible for the scandal.

The arrests were prompted by frozen images from video footage posted on social media.

“If you attack a San Jose police officer who is trying to help an injured person so you can become famous on TikTok, you can get away with it for hours or days, but rest assured, we will find you, we will arrest you,” said San Jose Police Acting Chief Paul Joseph. “We will send a loud message to you and your fellow lawbreakers. Not in San Jose.”

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The arrests were announced more than two weeks after a violent spectacle erupted into a riot on June 15 in the area of Winchester Boulevard and Olin Avenue near Santana Row in San Jose.

Police say the suspects jumped on the roof of the patrol car, began stomping on the windshield, banging on the side windows and trying to open the doors.

They claim the officer was trying to help a spectator who had been hit by a vehicle and lost consciousness.

They then surrounded the officer’s vehicle.

One of the entrepreneurs’ clothing stores, which was right next to the scene, was already closed when the show took place. He claims he only found out about it the next day.

“I was shocked because I knew I had only been there a few minutes before,” said Jim Thomas, owner of Eli Thomas Menswear. “And nothing like this ever happens on this side of town.”

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ABC7 is not showing arrest photos or naming the suspects because they have not yet been formally charged. The suspects are between 16 and 26 years old.

Police believe they have arrested all the people who damaged the car and attacked the officer.

“We first arrested the driver who was doing donuts, hit the pedestrian and fled, that was the first arrest,” Joseph said. “Through the analysis of the footage we obtained, we identified six people who attacked the police car, all six people are now in custody.”

Police say the incidents are becoming a growing problem in other parts of San Jose and the Bay Area.

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Traffic on the Bay Bridge was backed up for the show Sunday, with cars doing donuts as fireworks were launched.

San Jose police said the department is participating in an effort to establish a Bay Area task force to find solutions.

“With this Bay Area network, we are leveraging our collective resources to best address this regional issue,” said Acting Deputy Chief Brandon Sanchez. “I believe this could lead to a regional task force in the future.”

Following the arrests of suspects in the June 15 attack, police say they are also working to identify others who took part in the spectacle.

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