A large group of people ransacked a store during a street takeover in Long Beach early Monday morning.
Preliminary information indicates that the takeover was first reported around 1 a.m. near Orange Avenue and Harding Street.
Video from the scene shows one car doing several donuts as the crowd grew. By the time police arrived on scene, the crowd had already begun dispersing and one of the vehicles doing burnouts was seen leaving the area.
While the street takeover was happening, a group of people shattered the glass storefront to J & G Markets, located at the Corner of Orange and Harding, and began looting the store, according to initial reports.
Video footage recorded in the aftermath of the looting shows broken glass and merchandise scattered across the front of the store and inside of it.
Speaking to KTLA 5’s Erin Myers, the owners of the business said that in all their years of owning the market, nothing like this has ever happened. One mentioned that, although it was not immediately clear how much merchandise was taken, it appeared as though “dozens” of people had forced their way into the store during the height of the commotion.
A nearby resident elaborated that incidents like these are affecting everyone, including responding police officers.
“I guess there are just a lot of people…you can’t even get through and sometimes the police can’t even get through,” said Marty Johnson. “They block all the traffic, and when they [do that], the people down here can’t get through.”
No further details surrounding the incident were provided by the Long Beach Police Department.
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