Los Angeles police vowed to crack down on anyone participating in a street takeover.
Police are searching for dozens of people who ransacked and vandalized a 7-Eleven store following a nearby street takeover in South Los Angeles.Efforts were continuing Friday to track down participants in a "flash mob" of looters who swarmed a 7-Eleven store in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles as part of a street takeover, while Los Angeles police vow to crack down on anyone participating in such a takeover.
"We really want to stop this from becoming a new trend where they think they can show up and take over a street, freeway or any part of the city," Moreno said. The warning followed a street takeover that occurred around 12:40 a.m. Monday at Figueroa Street and El Segundo Boulevard. "The spectators then formed a flash mob' of looters and rushed a nearby 7-Eleven located at the northwest corner of Figueroa Street and El Segundo Boulevard," police said."Video surveillance from the store showed the looters fanning out across the store and grabbing all the snacks, drinks, cigarettes, lotto tickets and other merchandise," police said. "Looters also vandalized the store and threw merchandise at employees.