A group of approximately 50 teenagers on motorcycles trashed a 7-Eleven in Pico-Robertson on Friday evening, the latest in a series of recent robberies targeting the convenience store chain, according to investigators.
According to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson, a group of adolescents ranging in age from 12 to 15 entered the store at 8500 W. Olympic Blvd. around 7:25 p.m. and stole numerous products. The majority of the minors had fled the scene by the time authorities arrived, he said.
It is unclear how much product was stolen or what damage was caused.
According to Fox 11 Los Angeles, the same store was also targeted on August 9 by a gang of approximately 50 adolescents riding motorcycles.
A week later, a group of young guys on bikes robbed two convenience stores in Hollywood, both of which were claimed to be 7-Eleven. On August 24, a similar ransacking occurred at a 7-Eleven in San Pedro.
Following the San Pedro raid, L.A. City Councilmember Tim McOsker called for greater LAPD staffing to help prevent similar crimes.
“This isn’t just about property damage or items stolen — it is also about a victim, an employee, fearing for their safety, and a neighborhood that is both in fear and now without a convenience store on the corner,” McOsker said CNN at the time. “It’s deeply disturbing to me that incidents like these are becoming more common.”
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