Dozens of teenagers targeted multiple 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles in a brazen spree on Friday, just hours after California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a series of bills aimed at cracking down on robberies in the crime-ridden state.
About 20 to 30 young people broke into three 7-Eleven stores within a two-mile radius, stole what merchandise they could get their hands on, then fled on bicycles, NBC Los Angeles reported. Reported.
The series of robberies began just after 8 p.m. Friday at a location at 7040 West Sunset Boulevard, before the teens moved to a store near Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, where an employee was AssaultedAccording to Fox News.
At approximately 8:22 p.m., the group stormed a third store on Santa Monica Boulevard, smashing a front window and stealing $2,000 worth of merchandise.
Similar crimes have occurred Last FridayABC7 reported that a group of bikers broke into a 7-Eleven on Olympic Boulevard and stole food and cigarettes.
Security camera footage obtained by Fox 11 Los Angeles shows dozens of young people ransacking the store, destroying fixtures and even throwing objects at employees.
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The recent crime spike comes after Newsom touted 10 bipartisan bills as “real” crime prevention measures. Lawlessness in California.
“This gets to the heart of the matter and it’s being done in a thoughtful and smart way. This is real,” Governor Newsom said, according to Fox News.
The law would provide for “harsher penalties for repeat offenders and those who operate professional resale schemes,” the media reported.
“Let me be clear: this is the most significant bill addressing property crime in California’s modern history,” Governor Newsom said. statement“We’re grateful to our bipartisan legislators, retail partners and advocates who put public safety above politics.”
“While some want to return to the ineffective and costly policies of the past, these new laws show a better way forward — making our communities safer and providing meaningful tools to help law enforcement apprehend and hold criminals accountable,” the far-left governor added.
