US EditionLarge group vandalizes several businesses and Metro trains in downtown LA
- Overnight on May 24-25, 2025, a large crowd caused damage to multiple businesses and Metro trains in downtown Los Angeles near the intersection of Trinity Street and East Washington Boulevard.
- The event began as an unpermitted rooftop gathering at an apparently abandoned building and escalated as police responded to reports of trespassing and vandalism.
- Officers used rubber bullets and helicopter loudspeakers to disperse hundreds of people, while about 50 trespassers blocked and spray-painted Metro Blue Line trains at Washington Boulevard and Maple Street.
- One officer was injured, trains were delayed about 20 minutes, no arrests occurred, and police urged witnesses to contact LAPD Crime Stoppers for more information.
- The LAPD Newton division continues investigating, highlighting challenges in managing large unauthorized gatherings that can cause property damage and transit disruption.
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What Happened in Los Angeles and Why a Crowd Attacked the City's Subway and Shops
More than 300 people participated in an unauthorized meeting in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night, causing riots, damage to trains, shops, and urban furniture.This illegal event sparked panic among residents of this busy area of California and turned the night into a day marked by chaos and insecurity.What Happened in the Los Angeles MetroA crowd engaged in riots during Sunday morning in downtown Los Angeles.The local police department (LAP…
No One Arrested as Businesses, MTA Trains Vandalized in Downtown LA
No arrests were made after a large crowd went on a rampage in downtown Los Angeles overnight, vandalizing businesses and MTA trains, authorities said Sunday. Officers were dispatched at about 10 p.m. Saturday to the 1700 block of Trinity Street regarding a “large group of protesters trespassing” and vandalizing area businesses, including an MTA train, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division. An LAPD spokesperson…
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