{"id":436752,"date":"2026-08-19T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/436752\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:25","slug":"california-street-takeover-suspects-ransack-family-store-with-power-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/436752\/","title":{"rendered":"California street takeover suspects ransack family store with power tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A massive street takeover in California<\/a> led to a family-run business being overrun by looters over the weekend.<\/p>\n

During the alleged takeover, A-Z Market convenience store in Bellflower was broken into. The city is in southeast Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A fundraiser<\/a> for the family said, “A group of individuals used power tools to break through our front window and security gate.”<\/p>\n

LONG ISLAND STREET TAKEOVER ERUPTS AS DRIVERS BLOCK ROAD, PERFORM DONUTS, BURNOUTS: POLICE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Destruction inside A-Z Market shortly after a street takeover blocked emergency responders from reaching the scene. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

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Scattered inventory and structural damage contributed to an estimated $30,000 in losses for the Bellflower business. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

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Surveillance video showed three suspects using tools to break the window’s glass and cut a security gate lock, allowing up to 40 additional suspects to enter and ransack the business for two minutes before blending back into the takeover crowd, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

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Extensive property damage at A-Z Market\u2014authorities are requesting the public’s help to identify the individuals involved. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

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The family said the alleged thieves contributed to a loss of $30,000 between stolen items and damage to the store.<\/p>\n

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Shattered glass and breached security gates at A-Z Market following a late-night mob burglary on Bellflower Boulevard. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

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“A-Z Market is more than just a store to us\u2014it is our livelihood<\/a> and a place we have worked hard to build and serve our local community,” the page said.<\/p>\n

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Interior damage shows ransacked aisles and broken display cases after dozens of suspects looted the local A-Z Market (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

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Multiple citations were issued for the street takeover, but no arrests were made for the burglary, as deputies could not link anyone on scene directly to the break-in.<\/p>\n

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Surveillance and post-incident photos highlight the physical destruction left behind after suspects used power tools to gain entry. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

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Days before the A-Z Market break-in, 26 suspects carried out a coordinated, mob-style burglary<\/a> at another business in East Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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Thieves allegedly broke into an AutoZone<\/a>, causing costly damage and losses. Investigators believe the suspects robbed the store two days in a row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A massive street takeover in California led to a family-run…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,49807,3431,4518,1181],"class_list":["post-436752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-cops","tag-crime-world","tag-robbery-theft","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}