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13-year-old among 5 arrested after mob ransacks Compton bakery

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13-year-old among 5 arrested after mob ransacks Compton bakery

Five suspects, including a 13-year-old, were arrested in connection with a mob takeover and ransacking of a beloved Compton bakery.

Authorities announced the arrests Tuesday after surveillance cameras captured the chaos as around 100 people raided Ruben’s Bakery & Mexican Food on Jan. 2.

The decades-old bakery located at 2701 N. Santa Fe Ave. was destroyed during the takeover and left with tens of thousands of dollars in damage.

One of the suspects, an unidentified 13-year-old boy, was allegedly responsible for ramming the back of a stolen white Kia Soul into the bakery’s front doors.

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  • L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna was joined by Compton city officials on Jan. 23, 2024 in announcing the arrest of five suspects for looting a Compton bakery. (KTLA)
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  • Surveillance video shows a large mob ransacking Ruben’s Bakery & Mexican Food in Compton, California. Jan. 2, 2024.

After smashing the doors in, a large mob of waiting looters ransacked the bakery. The stolen car was later ditched at the scene while video shows the mob rushing through the store and running off with armfuls of items.

The mob left behind $40,000 worth of damage and stolen property. All suspects fled on foot or in vehicles. When deputies arrived, they found a trash bin on fire in the middle of the intersection.

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“Those things aren’t going to go away anytime soon,” said Ruben Ramirez, Jr., the bakery’s owner. “There’s stuff that needs to be done. By taking [the suspects’] cars away and keeping them, that will be a good start, and arresting people.”

Investigators discovered the 13-year-old suspect was previously arrested on Jan. 12 for driving a stolen vehicle, commercial burglary and felony vandalism, but was cited and released on the same day. 

Hours later, authorities said he was seen on security video as one of four suspects attempting to rob a 7-Eleven store in Carson. 

That robbery was thwarted after L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Luis Cisneros accidentally walked in during the robbery.

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  • Deputy walks in on attempted robbery at 7-Eleven in Carson
  • Deputy walks in on attempted robbery at 7-Eleven in Carson
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“The juvenile was arrested later that same day for additional robberies in Carson and Compton and is currently being held at juvenile hall,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. “The teamwork, collaboration and professionalism of everyone involved led to the identification and the safe arrests of these suspects.”

On Tuesday, four more suspects were also arrested in connection with the Compton looting. Their identities were not released.

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Following the destructive looting, the Compton bakery reopened to the community on Jan. 5. The owner said although he is still dealing with the aftermath of the crime, he is focused on working and making sure his bakery is running smoothly again.

“We’re not going anywhere,” Ramirez said. “We’re here for the community. We’ve been here 48 years and we’ll be here another 48 years.”

Luna and Compton city officials said they’re working to crack down on street takeovers that lead to destructive takeovers across the county.

Anyone with information about these crimes or other robberies should contact the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department at 213-229-1700. Anonymous tips can be made online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.

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Hospital needs help identifying man found unconscious in downtown Los Angeles

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A hospital needs help identifying a male patient who was found injured and unconscious in downtown Los Angeles.

The man is believed to be in his 30s, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center. 

He was found injured on the ground on Omar Street and has been hospitalized since June 22.

He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds. He has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tattoos across his upper body.

A male patient in his 30s was found injured in downtown Los Angeles on June 22, 2026. (Los Angeles General Medical Center)

He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries.

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Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar Robles at 323-409-6885.

The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. On weekends, call 323-409-5254.

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Clue may identify SUV in Long Beach hit-and-run that left woman injured

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Clue may identify SUV in Long Beach hit-and-run that left woman injured

Police are asking the public for help Wednesday in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left a woman badly injured in Long Beach late last month. The May 24 crash occurred around 11 p.m. as the victim was crossing East 2nd Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Video provided by police showed a dark-colored […]

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‘What’s going on with our society?’ Elderly L.A. street vendor violently beaten

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‘What’s going on with our society?’ Elderly L.A. street vendor violently beaten

WARNING: Video footage contains graphic violence

A 62-year-old street vendor is recovering after a brutally violent attack by another woman in broad daylight as bystanders in downtown Los Angeles looked on.

The attack happened around 4 p.m. on June 15 in the 700 block of Figueroa Street, where Arabelia Martinez has sold hot dogs for years to support herself and her family.

Video of the incident, which has since circulated widely online, appears to show a woman confronting Martinez at her stand before spraying sauce across the vendor’s cart. Martinez responds by throwing what appears to be Tajín seasoning in the woman’s direction, and the confrontation quickly escalates.

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A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia)

The difficult-to-watch footage shows Martinez being shoved to the ground and struck multiple times as people look on. Some can be seen attempting to intervene, but the assault continues for roughly a minute before coming to an end.

“I was speechless,” Martinez’s son, Constantino Garcia, said after watching the video. “I couldn’t even see the whole thing.”

According to Garcia, the suspect approached his mother before the attack and attempted to intimidate her into giving her money.

“The lady came up to my mom trying to intimidate her and extort her for money, telling her she needed a permit to sell, which my mom does have,” Garcia told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo.

When Martinez refused, Garcia claims the woman became verbally abusive.

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“After she didn’t get her way and tried to extort my mom, she said, ‘Go back to Mexico,’ and made some racist remarks,” he said. “She said some disgusting things to my mom.”

Garcia said his mother continues to suffer lingering effects from the attack.

“She keeps complaining about her head,” he said. “We need to go see a head specialist because her head doesn’t stop hurting. As you could see in the video, she got slammed to the ground.”

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  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack
  • Elderly downtown L.A. street vendor brutally beaten in attack

The video has also sparked outrage over the response from some witnesses who were nearby during the assault.

“What’s going on with our society?” Garcia said. “Are we getting desensitized to an elderly woman being beaten in broad daylight and being surrounded by people doing the bare minimum to help her? That was horrible for me to watch.”

Witness Sebastian Gutierrez said he arrived moments after the confrontation and saw Garcia’s attacker causing additional chaos in the area.

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“The lady began to flip over the tables of vendors,” Gutierrez said, describing the woman as possibly unstable. “It definitely seemed like there were mental health issues or drugs involved, like we see with a lot of things here in downtown L.A.,” he said.

The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a battery investigation into the incident KTLA confirmed, though no suspect information or news of a potential arrest has been released.

Meanwhile, Martinez’s family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with her recovery and raise awareness about the dangers street vendors face daily.

“I hope that my mom gets justice for what happened to her,” Garcia said. He added that he’s been encouraged by the public response to the video.

“I’m grateful people are sympathizing with my mom,” he said. “People are giving it the attention it deserves.”

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