An AutoZone store was looted during a street takeover Saturday morning in South Los Angeles, another in a series of similar crimes in recent weeks.
“At 1:27 a.m., in the area of Century Boulevard and Central Avenue, individuals entered a business and took items,” the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division reported. “Officers completed a burglary report.”
Police noticed the store had been looted when they were called to the area because of a street takeover, according to KFI-AM.
KTLA5 also reported that police were called about a street takeover at around 1:25 a.m. at Century Boulevard and Central Avenue near Ted Watkins Memorial Park.
According to reports from the scene, officers immediately requested backup and entered the store to clear it. They found that the front windows had been smashed and merchandise was scattered across the parking lot.
No injuries were reported.
On July 21, police received reports of people breaking into an AutoZone near the intersection of South Main Street and Vernon Avenue, where a street takeover had been reported, the LA Times reported.
On June 16, an AutoZone in the Vermont Vista section of South Los Angeles was burglarized, and the same auto parts store was hit about a year ago during a street takeover, according to a Fox11 report, which showed the side of the building was tagged with graffiti.