SAN BERNARDINO >> San Bernardino police officers issued about 35 citations late Saturday night to drivers who had gathered in the parking lot of a Costco store in the city, police said.
Officers asked a group of car enthusiast who had gathered at the Inland Center Mall Saturday night to move along, said San Bernardino police Sgt. John Cardillo.
The car enthusiasts left but moved on to the Costco store on East Hospitality Lane, Cardillo said.
Police officers arrived shortly before midnight at the parking lot and issued about 35 citations for various vehicle code violations, he said.
Officers are trying to prevent problems that could lead to violence similar to an outbreak that resulted in a shooting in which Carl Ingram, 37, of Pomona was fatally wounded, officials said. Ingram was in the parking lot of the Carousel Mall late Sept. 25 when he was shot.
Classic car enthusiasts had gathered at that shopping center on a weekly basis, although it was not clear if Ingram had attended the gathering which had concluded earlier in the evening.
As a result of the homicide, police are giving extra attention to such gatherings and trying to prevent groups from congregating, Cardillo said.