Metro bus damaged in downtown L.A. street takeover

A Metro bus full of people was damaged during a street takeover in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning.

The takeover happened near West Olympic Blvd. and Flower St. People shot fireworks at the bus and tagged it with graffiti. A nearby building was also vandalized.

“Shortly before 3 a.m., Metro Bus Line 910 was blocked by a street takeover and tagged with graffiti at Flower and Olympic in Downtown Los Angeles. The bus operator and passengers were not harmed, but the disturbance delayed the bus for 20 minutes,” L.A. Metro said in a statement.

This is just the latest street takeover to cause chaos.

Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Police Department and city firefighters responded to another street takeover near East 18th St. and Main St. Police said people set at least two cars on fire.

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Both of these events are under investigation. There were no injuries or arrests reported.

Anybody who may have witnessed this crime is urged to report it by calling L.A. Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or online at www.lacrimestoppers.org .

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