A startling video has captured a scene of anarchy in the streets of Los Angeles, where a large group of over 100 young individuals commandeered an intersection, creating havoc with minimal police intervention. The unsettling footage highlights the chaos that unfolded at the junction of Alondra Boulevard and Figueroa Street.
The unruly crowd blocked the intersection, where drivers performed high-speed donuts, with spectators perilously close to the spinning vehicles. The danger escalated when a black sedan veered into the crowd, prompting onlookers to scatter in fear. Remarkably, despite being struck by the car, one person managed to walk away unharmed.
This chaotic episode took place on March 22. Concurrently, a Metro Rapid bus, carrying both a driver and passengers, found itself immobilized by the throng, unable to continue its journey.
In a brazen act, a group of about a dozen individuals clambered onto the roof of the stranded bus. Meanwhile, others defaced it with graffiti, even marking the windshield, while the trapped passengers could do nothing but watch the mayhem unfold from their seats.
Three people atop a Los Angeles Metro Rapid bus during a street takeover on March 22, 2026. (OnScene.TV)
Passengers could only stare out the windows as about a dozen hooligans jumped atop the bus while others sprayed it with graffiti, including on the bus’ windshield.
Fireworks were also set off during the chaos. One blast from the middle of the intersection sent onlookers running.
The LAPD Street Racing Task Force was unavailable to respond to the incident, and instead, two patrol cars were dispatched.
Sgt. Chris Carson of the LAPD Harbor Division spoke to the Los Angeles Daily News about the wild takeover.
A black sedan with a man hanging out of the front passenger window does donuts at a street takeover in Los Angeles on March 22, 2026. (OnScene.TV)
“A lot of times, we get there and they’ve moved on,” he told the outlet. “The local residents don’t like it. We don’t like it. They take over a place and create a hazard. They block traffic. But we don’t have the people to go and grab everyone. They’ll run from us.”
Nobody was arrested, though two cars were impounded.
The LAPD did not return a Monday request for comment.
Street takeovers have become part of everyday life in major cities across the country, including Los Angeles.
Last summer, 50 vehicles wreaked havoc outside the Crypto.com Arena, home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, doing donuts and burnouts while onlookers set off fireworks and shot paintball guns at vehicles, according to KTLA.
A silver sedan does donuts in a Los Angeles intersection while bystanders look on and film on their phones on March 22, 2026. (OnScene.TV)
Two people also reportedly broke into a storefront and looted merchandise during the event.
Stemming from another street takeover in Carson, California, part of Los Angeles County, authorities arrested 64 spectators and towed 25 vehicles, according to My News LA. Two vehicles were impounded for 30 days and eight traffic citations were issued.
Around the same time, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called for increased fines for repeat offenders who participate in street takeovers.
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