Parents there stealing with their children. They fled. "We heard windows being smashed. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz reports. (AP). “People who have been invisible and whose situation has been ignored all their lives suddenly become visible.”. “We’ve got no other way of showing people how angry we are,” he said. He cited the college admissions scandal that has resulted in short prison sentences for wealthy white people. FBI raids Compton councilman’s home, Baldwin Park city attorney’s office in pot inquiry. The looters, unwilling to risk prosecution, declined to provide their names. Los Angeles police contain protesters at the Farmers Market as they demonstrate in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. “We’re tired of being killed,” he said. Still, Perez said he understood why the looting occurred, even if he doesn’t justify it. (Lana Negrete). Eddie Perez, 22, whose father owns a smoke shop in Hollywood, felt so strongly after Floyd’s killing that he joined protesters at a march on Monday. We did that in the ‘60s. In the end, and over the course of many hours, criminals had a field day taking dozens of cellos, trumpets, bases, amplifiers, speakers, and random merchandise, including t-shirts--of which every one sold goes towards giving a child in need a private music lesson. "They don't know who they are stealing from; we don't make much money, we're low-income ourselves. ", Protesters chant and raise their fists while blocking traffic on a street corner in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday, May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. If that had been him, the punishment would have been more severe, he said. People take jewelry from a store in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. The anger at inequality is not uncommon among business owners, many of whom are people of color. Previously she wrote for the San Francisco Business Times and the Sacramento Bee. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Get my portion!” one man shouted as looters hammered and kicked an ATM at Ye Olde King’s Head Gift Shoppe. They pass laws to lock us up.”. Then groups of 10 – most with backpacks on skateboards and machetes and hammers in their hands started coming toward the center.". He walked in and carried out a beverage. Some looters have often been strategic, hitting high-end spots such as Nordstrom and the Apple Store at the Grove and the trendy retail strips of Melrose and Fairfax. A survivor. (Lana Negrete). While the search persists and team members wonder how an item of the portrait’s size and weight could have been taken so anonymously, people with any information are urged to come forward and contact the pub directly at 310-451-1402. Since its opening, the pub, which sits on Santa Monica Boulevard by Ocean Avenue, has become a favorite in the Santa Monica scene. People run from a burglarized jewelry store as LAPD officers approach in downtown Los Angeles. Tons of bricks were also used to smash windows in and around the area. Some have argued that too much attention is paid to the looting, which they say distracts from the powerful political movement fueled by Floyd’s killing. She also pointed out that cellos and other instruments they believe to belong to them have started cropping up on Craigslist. The painting features Churchill’s visage looking stern and serious in front of a stormy backdrop with the union jack fluttering and torn up behind him. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, As the coronavirus death toll grew so did anxieties about who would win the presidential election. The team at the pub first notified a British newspaper, but the incident was not reported in Los Angeles until recently. Matt Hamilton is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. The crowd spent more than 20 minutes trying to bust open an ATM that was snatched from a smoke shop. Market data provided by Factset. They seemed to know one another and were fast and coordinated, calling out commands. AJ Lovelace tries to stop looters from breaking into a Walgreens store at Santa Monica and Highland. Asked if he was among the demonstrators peacefully protesting earlier in the day, he dismissed the idea. She said 80 percent of their business has been obliterated, and right now, it's a fight between the landlord and the insurance over who is responsible for paying for what. A marriage divided. Here’s how you can still vote, Photos: U.S. voters head to the polls on election day. Yet the images had a larger symbolism. Some paused on the street to distribute the goods among themselves or stuff them in backpacks, suitcases or boxes. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. The raid comes amid allegations in a lawsuit that cannabis businesses complained of paying thousands of dollars in cash to Baldwin Park officials. "They told me it would take two or three weeks," she lamented. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. People break into a Rite Aid store in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. Canyon News is always open... Reach us on. But the massive demonstrations have been accompanied by looting in some cities around the Southland. He did not apologize. The man, who did not cover his face, admitted he was a looter. The looters were mostly young and male, some of them teenagers and a few of them middle-aged. You have to pay for your actions,” said Green, noting that businesses have already been struggling because of the pandemic. His father, a Guatemalan immigrant who swept floors and did construction work for decades before saving enough money to open the store three years ago, lost $20,000 worth of merchandise. "I'm struggling, and I have a family to feed too, and we don't qualify for any help from the government," she added, her voice breaking into tears. Looters rush out of the Patagonia Store on 4th St. in Los Angeles. AJ Lovelace tries to stop people from breaking into a Walgreens store at Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue. Inside an influencer-jammed, masks-very-optional Hollywood Hills Halloween party. National Guardsmen outside Santa Monica Place. This was everything we had. 76,838 were here. “People are angry. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Destruction to the Santa Monica Music Center after Sunday's riots Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times. In Orange County, reminders that it was election day were not hard to find. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. That was something of an omen of what was soon to come as the family made their way east toward their beloved business. People ransack Spokes ‘N Stuff in the Melrose District of Los Angeles. Mail-in ballots flagged for rejection hit 21,000; Black, Latino voters rejected at higher rate. Los Angeles Community College District elections: Everything you need to know. Many looters appear to be working in caravans that methodically block off certain streets with their vehicles, which serve as getaway cars for those running off with merchandise. “If Donald Trump is saying shoot us tonight, that is not giving us no leeway,” said a teenager holding the stolen Skechers backpack Monday in Van Nuys. Maya Lau is an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Voters must chose among 33 candidates for four seats on the the Los Angeles Community College District’s seven-member board. A funeral director. Calling 911 proved to be futile. But rioting and looting and vandalizing? A man breaks a window with a bat in downtown Los Angeles. "I saw them trying to get in, and I just started screaming and honking the horn.". A man leaves the broken-into Apple Store with merchandise at the Grove in the Fairfax District in Los Angeles. People walk away with stolen surfboards in Santa Monica on Sunday. Looting outside the Santa Monica Music Center on Sunday started in broad daylight "It wasn't just about taking the stuff. At a vandalized 7-Eleven, a homeless man approached the store, his jaw dropping in awe of the scene. “We’re tired of laws being passed while they put drugs and guns in our community. The Times endorses one incumbent and three newcomers for the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. Hundreds of stores were hit over a three-day period, in many cases broadcast on live television. Some shopkeepers expressed outrage over Floyd’s slaying, but felt that nothing excuses criminal behavior and that looters should face consequences. “We need peace, and we need someone to talk to each other,” he said after they fled the scene. An LAPD officer arrests a looting suspect in an alley behind a Hollywood Boulevard store. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @holliesmckay, Peaceful protests give way to violence in California cities, GUARDIAN ANGEL' DESCRIBES PITCHED BATTLE WITH NEW YORK LOOTERS: 'WE DON'T SURRENDER OR RETREAT', IT WAS A WAR ZONE': SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN RIOTS SPEAK OUT. But soon after looters ripped apart wooden boards and broke through the glass at the store, destroying it within 45 minutes. Some carried backpacks or trash bags. However, California has some of the strictest gun legislation in the country, including magazine limitations and a 10-day waiting period after purchase. All rights reserved. Stabbing at jewelry store in downtown L.A. leaves 1 dead. Voting in the time of coronavirus: Some tips to cast your ballot safely. A South Los Angeles man who was tagging along with a group of looters Sunday afternoon said he had been in Santa Monica just to get something to eat. “I’m just very angry at the fact that we are a minority-owned business and we stand so much with the movement,” Perez said. A man smashes the window of a business in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. We give back to charities every month even though we don't have much money ourselves. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. A neighboring business owner of a small pharmacy advised them to stand guard outside as a deterrent – he was already donning an AR-15 and bulletproof vest – and Negrete called a group of friends who immediately came to the scene. Burning businesses down? (AP). ", 'IT WAS A WAR ZONE': SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN RIOTS SPEAK OUT. People are taken into custody for curfew violations suspects in Santa Monica on Sunday. California coronavirus cases outpaced by Texas, but state warns not to let guard down, California has same-day voter registration. This account is based on video reviewed by The Times, which showed a chaotic scene at the fringes of the demonstrations nearby. The Santa Monica Music Center had been a staple in the area since 1972 Authorities believe most of the thefts and vandalism came from people not directly connected to the protests who used the teeming crowds as cover to steal merchandise. SANTA MONICA—On Wednesday, July 14, a beloved memento from the Olde King’s Head Pub in Santa Monica was stolen. Despite the heavy police presence in the neighborhood, only one police car was seen in the video, apparently responding to another call. Nestled on 19th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard, the center – started in 1972 by Cuban-Spanish brothers Paul "Chico" and Victor Fernandez – rented out musical instruments at low costs to local schools and anyone looking to learn who couldn't afford to buy their own. A person kicks in the door of a Whole Foods Market in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles on Saturday. Green fended off looters, aided by his customers and neighbors. Legal Statement. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. “That’s just making things worse.

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