Several people were arrested in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series on Wednesday for the eighth time in franchise history.
Following the win, crowds took to the streets, with some becoming violent and looting stores, ABC 7 reported. Six people were arrested after a crowd broke into a Nike store downtown and stole merchandise. A total of 12 people were arrested during the night.
There was also video of people throwing objects at police officers after they were told to leave an area, the Associated Press reported. Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Officer Drake Madison told the AP that people were arrested for failing to disperse, receiving stolen property, and commercial burglary.
Just after midnight, a “hostile crowd” surrounded a city bus. Metro officials told ABC that the bus driver and five passengers on board were able to evacuate before the bus was set on fire.
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“Metro is disappointed and angered by the senseless act of vandalism on one of our buses following the Dodgers World Series Win earlier this evening,” the agency told the outlet in a statement.
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Even though a bus was set on fire, no arrests were made in that incident.
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Several streets were also taken over downtown, forcing police to use less-lethal munitions to control the crowds that became hostile and violent, Madison told the AP. Madison added that over the next couple of days, police will try to identify who was responsible for additional crimes.
The Dodgers will hold a parade on Friday to celebrate their win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series, the AP reported. The parade will be followed by a celebration at Dodger Stadium, but because of the timing of the events and inevitable downtown traffic, fans won’t be able to attend both events.
The World Series began on a high note, with Freddie Freeman hitting a grand slam in Game 1 to give the Dodgers their first of three straight wins in the series. The Yankees won Game 4, but the Dodgers came back to clinch the series in Game 5. Freeman was named the series’ Most Valuable Player.
The series was not without controversy, however. During Game 4, Yankees fans were ejected from the game for interfering with a catch made by Dodgers star Mookie Betts. Betts caught a foul ball hit by Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres, but a fan reached over the wall and tried to pry the ball out of Betts’ glove, The Daily Wire reported. Another Yankees fan then pulled on Betts’ arm, causing him to drop the ball.
