Posted on 06/17/2010 8:31:23 PM PDT by al baby
no nasty sound effects? ;)
LA police declare unlawful assembly
Jun 18 12:14 AM US/Eastern
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GDF5780&show_article=1
Los Angeles police have declared an unlawful assembly as hundreds of jubilant Los Angeles Lakers fans poured into the streets near Staples Center after the Lakers 83-79 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA finals.
Police urged people to disperse immediately outside Staples Center Thursday night.
A police spokesman says at least two people have been arrested—both misdemeanors for drinking in public.
Police massed around the arena before Game 7 of the NBA finals, aiming to prevent a repeat of the violence that accompanied the Lakers’ victory last year.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
I want to point out that after the Saints won the Super Bowl, there were no riots, despite many snide predictions to the contrary.
And we’re still celebrating! Who Dat!
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hundreds of people are streaming out of Staples Center following the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA finals.
Los Angeles police spokeswoman April Harding says there have been some reports of rocks and bottles being thrown at officers. She says a rat trap also was thrown at one officer. So far two arrests have been reported, both misdemeanors for drinking in public.
Yup starting to beat people up and jump on cars What a country
I see some democrat voters climbing on limos.
Morons just set a taxi on fire.......
Rowdy revelers are surrounding cars trying to leave Staples Center following the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA finals. And random fights and bonfires are breaking out near the arena.
Television news footage showed several people jumping on a taxi Thursday night as it attempted to leave the area after the game. Someone opened a rear door of the vehicle, while others rocked it back and forth. The taxi eventually made its way through the crowd and away from the arena.
KCAL-TV helicopter footage showed a man being beaten by several people on a nearby street.
The Los Angeles Fire Department says several people were treated for injuries outside the arena. Details on their injuries were not released.
Los Angeles police say there have been four arrests, all for public intoxicatio
Police were also responding to a report of shots fired near Staples Center.
A standoff has ensued between Lakers fans and a phalanx of more than two dozen police wearing riot gear and wielding batons. The scene began when fans tore down a traffic sign and then started tearing down two newspaper stands and lighting the papers on fire. When the police marched up Figueroa Street, about two dozen abreast, the crowd slowly receded.
Lakers fans smash windows, throw rocks, run onto freeway; police try to maintain order
LA Times ^
Posted on June 18, 2010 1:46:31 AM EDT by Chet 99
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2537108/posts
Lakers fans set fire to vehicle in downtown L.A.
LA Times ^
Posted on June 18, 2010 1:58:05 AM EDT by Chet 99
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2537113/posts
Burn Baby Burn...;0)
Police Chief Charlie Beck said officers made multiple arrests, but he didn’t have an exact number. One officer suffered a broken nose after someone threw an object at him, Beck said.
Police said earlier at least nine arrests had been made, and that number was expected to rise. Most of the arrests were for public intoxication, while others were for vandalism and inciting a riot.
Pockets of violence were reported in the neighborhoods near Staples Center, but no major incidents were reported in the rest of the city, Beck said.
Television news footage showed several people jumping on a taxi as it attempted to leave the area near the arena after the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 83-79. Someone opened a rear door of the vehicle, while others rocked it back and forth. The taxi eventually made its way through the crowd and out of the area.
Television footage also showed a man being beaten and a car set on fire. And there were scattered reports of windows being broken at several businesses.
Some men ran shirtless in the street, while other people revved car engines and honked their horns in celebration. Broken glass and burnt debris lined the roads.
Jazmine Rodriguez, 24, lives in an apartment building next to Interstate 10, not far from Staples Center. She said her mother’s car, her neighbors’ cars, and every car on her street had its windows smashed.
Look at them riots, look at them guns
It’s just Lakers fans havin’ lil’ fun...
From the earthquakes to the mudslides
To the murders to the fires
Just another perfect day
I love L.A.
(parody lyrics by me/Randy Newman song I Love LA)
Final verse...
I HATE RAJON, WE HATE HIM!!!
I HATE RAJON, WE HATE HIM!!!!
I HATE RAJON, WE HATE HIM!!!
Riots on the streets of LA as Lakers WIN NBA basketball championship
Mail Online UK ^ | 6-18-10
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2537566/posts
2010 Lakers Riots (Waving Mexican Flags and burning cars- Video)
Youtube ^ | 6-18-10
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2537565/posts
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