7-Eleven Raided by Large Group of Thieves in Los Angeles

Published on August 24, 2024

Los Angeles Councilman Tim McOsker is calling for the city to provide more police officers and other safety resources after another 7-Eleven was ransacked by a large group of thieves Aug. 24 who got away. The latest in a series of similar crimes occurred at about 1:40 a.m. Saturday, when police received several calls of a possible street takeover and a disturbance inside a 7-Eleven in the area of Gaffey and First streets, a watch commander at the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Harbor station told City News Service. When officers arrived at the scene they reported that the convenience store had been ransacked and several items had been stolen. The suspects had already fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival, according to the watch commander....

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