A massive roving sideshow came to an end on the Bay Bridge on Sunday with law enforcement officers impounding nearly 80 dirtbikes and ATVs and arresting nine people.

Oakland Police Chief James Beere said Monday that the group had been under investigation for about two months and that officers, including undercover officers and drone operators, were keeping tabs on participants as they established a staging area at an East Oakland park.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.