{"id":759863,"date":"2026-07-13T06:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/759863\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T06:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:33:10","slug":"shirtless-man-destroys-waymo-in-busy-east-hollywood-intersection-video-shows-lapd-arrests-him-for-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/759863\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirtless man destroys Waymo in busy East Hollywood intersection, video shows; LAPD arrests him for vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KABC<\/p>\n

Monday, July 13, 2026 2:21AM<\/p>\n

\"Man<\/p>\n

EAST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Traffic came to a stop at the busy intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Edgemont Street in East Hollywood as a man vandalized a Waymo driverless vehicle on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles police say they arrived to find a shirtless man on top of the self-driving car in the middle of the intersection shortly after 1:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

Video from the Citizen App shows the man on the crushed windshield of the Waymo, holding a bent windshield wiper while screaming at the sensor on the top of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: Waymo calls police on teens for drinking, shooting toy guns from driverless vehicle in California<\/a><\/p>\n

Two 15-year-olds on a Waymo joyride were intercepted by police and detained for underaged drinking and shooting Orbeez gel blasters from their driverless vehicle, after the autonomous company called the police to stop them.<\/p>\n

Traffic had to come to a full stop as the Waymo was stopped in the middle of the street.<\/p>\n

It’s unknown if anyone was inside the Waymo when the destruction started.<\/p>\n

Officers arrived at the scene and arrested the man for vandalism.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Teens seen hanging out of Waymo in busy Santa Monica traffic<\/a><\/p>\n

Dramatic photos show teenagers hanging on the side of a Waymo vehicle in the middle of rush hour traffic in Santa Monica.<\/p>\n

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