Violent hooligans were caught on video smashing windows and looting merch from an LA AutoZone on Sunday — the second attack on the store in 24 hours.
“This post brought to you by Gavin Newsom, reminding you that crime is down in California,” social-media personality Kevin Dalton sarcastically wrote on X while posting footage of the East Los Angeles disgrace and calling the suspects “felonious hooligans.”
An East Los Angeles AutoZone was hit by looters twice in 24 hours as massive street takeovers hit the same intersection over the weekend. Instagram/@breakingnewslosangeles
More than 100 vehicles swarmed the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue around 3 a.m. Sunday. ONSCENE.TV
Sunday’s 3 a.m. rampage occurred when more than 100 vehicles swarmed the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue near the store’s location.
The rogue crowd, many with their faces covered, then took the opportunity to break into the AutoZone — which was already boarded up from violent looting Saturday around 2:30 a.m. — and take off with unpaid merchandise, video showed.
Burglars had already smashed windows and ransacked the business during another street takeover at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, leaving aisles strewn with looted merchandise. Instagram/@breakingnewslosangeles
During Saturday’s violence, the store’s windows were smashed and merchandise ransacked, too, ABC7 reported.
The AutoZone was set to remain closed for two to three days while workers repair damaged wiring and electrical systems, among other things, the store manager told the outlet.
Another large street takeover erupted early Saturday at Western Avenue and Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles’ Gramercy Park neighborhood. Instagram/@breakingnewslosangeles
Employees will go unpaid during the closure.
The weekend chaos was not limited to East Los Angeles.
Due to the repeated break-ins, AutoZone will not immediately reopen. Instagram/@breakingnewslosangeles
No arrests were made, and no injuries were reported in either incident. ONSCENE.TV
The store manager said the location will likely stay closed two to three days while workers repair damaged wiring and electrical systems. ONSCENE.TV
Another large street takeover erupted early Saturday at Western Avenue and Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles’ Gramercy Park neighborhood.
LAPD Officer Rosario Cervantes told City News Service that when police arrived, they found a large crowd, fireworks and a car burning in the middle of the road.
No arrests were made, and no injuries were reported in either incident.