{"id":1005166,"date":"2026-08-16T21:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1005166\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T21:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:16:19","slug":"27-suspected-of-ransacking-autozone-during-east-l-a-street-takeovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1005166\/","title":{"rendered":"27 suspected of ransacking AutoZone during East L.A. street takeovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Investigators are asking the public for help identifying more than two dozen people suspected of burglarizing an AutoZone in East Los Angeles during two consecutive nights of street takeovers.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department is circulating photos of 27 people seen earlier this month at the auto supply business at Atlantic and Olympic boulevards.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"L.A. County East Los Angeles Station detectives are asking for the public\u2019s assistance in identifying suspects.\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786914976_243_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Investigators have circulated photos of 27 suspects in the AutoZone burglaries, which took place during two consecutive nights of street takeovers in East L.A.<\/p>\n<p>(L.A. County Sheriff)<\/p>\n<p>The first incident took place on Aug. 8 at around 2:22 a.m., when a suspect wearing a hoodie with a skull and the words \u201cWild One\u201d shattered AutoZone\u2019s glass doors, according to one of the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcCdXqVoLGN\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sheriff\u2018s bulletins<\/a>. Ten additional suspects then entered the store, taking part in a \u201ccoordinated, mob-like burglary,\u201d the bulletin said.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"An AutoZone on Atlantic Boulevard in East L.A. after being ransacked on August 9.\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786914977_938_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>An AutoZone on Atlantic Boulevard on Aug. 9, the second time it was burglarized.<\/p>\n<p>(OnScene.tv)<\/p>\n<p>The same thing happened the following night at around 3:30 a.m. In a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcExzIwGzAu\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">second bulletin<\/a>, investigators released photos of 16 suspects from that incident, saying they may have taken part in the previous day\u2019s burglary as well.<\/p>\n<p>Video shot by OnScene TV on August 9 showed people rushing in and out of the store, some carrying merchandise, as roaring engines and squealing tires are heard in the background. In that footage, shattered glass, empty shelves, cracked computer screens and scattered debris can be seen in the wake of the burglary.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Detectives are asking the public to help them identify suspects in two street takeover burglaries in East L.A.\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786914978_643_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Detectives are asking the public to help them identify suspects in two street takeover burglaries in East L.A.<\/p>\n<p>(L.A. County Sheriff)<\/p>\n<p>AutoZone sustained significant losses on both days, authorities said. The store\u2019s electrical system was destroyed, according to OnScene TV.<\/p>\n<p>At least two of the suspects in the sheriff\u2019s photos can be seen holding up their phones. A third wore a \u201cScream\u201d mask that featured the colors of the American flag.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"An AutoZone on Atlantic Boulevard was ransacked during street takeovers on two consecutive nights.\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786914979_605_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>An AutoZone on Atlantic Boulevard was ransacked during street takeovers on two consecutive nights.<\/p>\n<p>(OnScene.tv)<\/p>\n<p>The department has asked members of the public who have information on the incident to contact East Los Angeles Det. Luu or the on-duty watch commander at (323) 264-4151.<\/p>\n<p>Information can also be provided anonymously by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Investigators are asking the public for help identifying more than two dozen people suspected of burglarizing an AutoZone&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1005167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5123],"tags":[9761,62915,291025,1582,276,3040,149528,402369,402368,12644,18030,2961,224,5337,402367,20517,402370,12498,4700,7238],"class_list":["post-1005166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-a-m","tag-autozone","tag-bulletin","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-department","tag-dozen-people","tag-east-l-a-street-takeover","tag-first-incident","tag-information","tag-investigator","tag-la","tag-los-angeles","tag-losangeles","tag-mob-like-burglary","tag-photo","tag-previous-day","tag-sheriff","tag-store","tag-suspect"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117107267846086029","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1005167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}