Mob of teens ransack LA McDonald's with chaos caught on tape

Publish date: 2024-04-20

A group of rowdy teenagers looted a Los Angeles McDonald’s Monday with one troublemaker even storming out with a cash register, according to the jaw-dropping footage of the chaos.

Police are investigating the fast food raid that came at the end of a nearby Juneteenth celebration in a city neighborhood Monday evening, according to reports.

The shaky footage shows some of the young people jumping onto the counter and then over it with one person yanking a cash register from the McDonald’s, just blocks from the festivities in Leimert Park.

“He stole the cash register,” one person could be heard yelling.

Then outside, an unidentified teenager slammed the register to the ground. When it opened, a group of teens appeared to quickly collect the money, according to footage.

Other footage from inside the business shows some employees taking cover from behind the counter as other teenagers wildly throw products or food inside the burger and fries joint.

A cash register was taken from the business, according to footage. Twitter
The wild scene unfolded Monday evening. Twitter

“We are deeply concerned by the recent incident,” Tony Lardas, the owner of the McDonald’s franchise, told Fox 11. “The safety of employees and customers is my top priority, and we’re focused on supporting our restaurant team as we continue to assist local law enforcement in their investigation.”

LAPD officers originally arrived in the area shortly before 8 p.m. to calls of a shooting near the Juneteenth festival that were determined to be unfounded, the Los Angeles Times reported.

A few minutes after officers arrived, they then received reports of a group brawling at the McDonald’s only 2,000 feet from their location, LAPD spokesperson Drake Madison told the newspaper.

The chaotic footage was spread across social media. Twitter

One person, who was not identified, was arrested for robbery in connection with the chaos, Madison said as the probe continues.

“It got a little hot for a second and it was a lot of people crowded together and everybody created, you know, some type of animosity,” nearby restaurant manager Teron Liggins told Fox 11. 

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