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Mass Looting Breaks Out as LA Riots Intensify
https://www.newsweek.com/mass-looting-breaks-out-la-riots-intensify-2082622
Los Angeles police have said they are receiving reports of looting from business owners as videos emerged on social media showing a mass of people running into stores whose frontages had been broken open.
"Business owners are reporting stores are being looted in the area of 6th St. and Broadway," Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Central Division posted to X. "Officers are en route to the location to investigate." The area referred to is in Downtown L.A.
Police urged all businesses and residents "to report any vandalism, damage or looting to LAPD Central Division so that it can be documented by an official police report. Please photograph all vandalism and damage prior to clean up."
Why It Matters
Over the weekend, protests in Los Angeles against immigration enforcement escalated in some areas, with isolated incidents of violence and looting. In response, President Donald Trump announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to restore order, without California Governor Gavin Newsom's consent.
Immigration remains a central pillar of Trump's second-term agenda. The president has pledged sweeping crackdowns on border security, expanded deportation operations, and an end to federal benefits for undocumented immigrants.
In addition, the administration is invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to broaden deportation authority—a move that has triggered fierce backlash and mounting legal challenges.
The demonstrations mark the most intense wave of public opposition to federal immigration enforcement since Trump returned to office in January.
YouTuber BillyJohnOh captured the chaotic looting of a Jordan sneaker store during a livestream. In another video posted online separately, looters can be seen raiding a gas station's convenience store.
https://www.newsweek.com/mass-looting-breaks-out-la-riots-intensify-2082622
Los Angeles police have said they are receiving reports of looting from business owners as videos emerged on social media showing a mass of people running into stores whose frontages had been broken open.
"Business owners are reporting stores are being looted in the area of 6th St. and Broadway," Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Central Division posted to X. "Officers are en route to the location to investigate." The area referred to is in Downtown L.A.
Police urged all businesses and residents "to report any vandalism, damage or looting to LAPD Central Division so that it can be documented by an official police report. Please photograph all vandalism and damage prior to clean up."
Why It Matters
Over the weekend, protests in Los Angeles against immigration enforcement escalated in some areas, with isolated incidents of violence and looting. In response, President Donald Trump announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to restore order, without California Governor Gavin Newsom's consent.
Immigration remains a central pillar of Trump's second-term agenda. The president has pledged sweeping crackdowns on border security, expanded deportation operations, and an end to federal benefits for undocumented immigrants.
In addition, the administration is invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to broaden deportation authority—a move that has triggered fierce backlash and mounting legal challenges.
The demonstrations mark the most intense wave of public opposition to federal immigration enforcement since Trump returned to office in January.
YouTuber BillyJohnOh captured the chaotic looting of a Jordan sneaker store during a livestream. In another video posted online separately, looters can be seen raiding a gas station's convenience store.
