A large crowd looted a convenience store in Long Beach after a street takeover early Monday.
In the latest example of what’s become an almost weekly ritual in the Los Angeles area, a group of motorists drove recklessly and blocked the intersection of Orange Avenue and Harding Street around 12:40 a.m. Monday, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
“While officers were en route, they received additional information indicating that a group had forced entry into a nearby business located at 6190 Orange Avenue,” according to a police statement.
According to the statement, several spectators from the takeover broke into the business, but by the time officers arrived, they were all gone.
“The loss is under investigation,” police said.
Video from the location showed a large group of people outside a market.
Anyone with information or video related to either the street takeover or the break-in was urged to contact the LBPD Burglary Detail at LBPDBurglary@longbeach.gov or 562-570-7351. Anonymous tips may be submitted through LA Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).