Scenes of looting, violence amid George Floyd demonstrations
Images show people smashing in doors and windows, taking things from businesses in Los Angeles County cities.
A Van Nuys watch and jewelry store is broken into Monday. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
An LAPD officer arrests a looting suspect in an alley behind a Hollywood Boulevard store. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A looting arrest in Van Nuys. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
AJ Lovelace tries to stop people from breaking into a Walgreens store at Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue. “We need peace, and we need someone to talk to each other,” he said after they fled the scene. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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An LAPD officer arrests a looting suspect in an alley behind a Hollywood Boulevard store. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
People break into and burglarize a store in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
National Guardsmen outside Santa Monica Place. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
![People exit a looted store in Santa Monica on Sunday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bdac150/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4819x3282+0+0/resize/1410x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fbd%2F9b294c8e4337b9c174e337bb68a6%2Fla-photos-1staff-549762-me-0531-george-floyd-protest13-wjs.jpg)
People exit a looted store in Santa Monica on Sunday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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People are taken into custody for curfew violations suspects in Santa Monica on Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
![An arrest in Santa Monica on Sunday](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8049e45/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5026x3240+0+0/resize/1440x928!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2Fda%2F7dbc8dd24f0d9cf4325bffdca199%2Fla-photos-1staff-549762-me-0531-george-floyd-protest12-wjs.jpg)
An arrest in Santa Monica on Sunday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
![A looted store in Santa Monica](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b91a0da/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5037x3327+0+0/resize/1440x951!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F52%2F5099e4af428ba0553edb03126925%2Fla-photos-1staff-549762-me-0531-george-floyd-protest11-wjs.jpg)
A looted store in Santa Monica. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
![People exit a looted store in Long Beach on Sunday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f912a6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4135x3103+0+0/resize/1279x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F6a%2F4f28ef7a4108a5824dce562d7de2%2Fla-photos-1staff-549614-la-me-dtla-protest-george-floyd-09.FO.jpg)
People exit a looted store in Long Beach on Sunday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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A police officer inspects the damage to a supermarket. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Looting in Long Beach on Sunday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Looting in Long Beach. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A man smashes windows in Santa Monica. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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![People walk away with stolen surfboards in Santa Monica on Sunday](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2360d3d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4301x2755+0+0/resize/1440x922!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F7c%2F7dd27f2d4589ad17c713fd589a2f%2Fla-photos-1staff-549762-me-0531-george-floyd-protest1-wjs.jpg)
People walk away with stolen surfboards in Santa Monica on Sunday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A person rushes out of a looted store in Santa Monica. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
![A shattered storefront on Melrose Avenue on Sunday](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1ecf442/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4154x2883+0+0/resize/1383x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fde%2F5f8cb64743629a55ad8ee91ef4fe%2Fla-photos-1staff-549670-me-0531-george-floyd-protest-aftermath-07-cmh.jpg)
A shattered storefront on Melrose Avenue on Sunday. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
![Smashed windows on La Cienega Boulevard](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/21d856f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6278x3990+0+0/resize/1440x915!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2Ffc%2F8bf936504b7f9d33ef7e497f591e%2Fla-photos-1staff-549670-me-0531-george-floyd-protest-aftermath-01-cmh.jpg)
Smashed windows on La Cienega Boulevard. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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People taking stolen goods on Saturday. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
People carry items taken from stores that were broken into in the Fairfax District on Saturday in Los Angeles. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)
![A person kicks in the door of a Whole Foods Market in the Fairfax District of Lo Angeles on Saturday](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b5740b5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F39%2Fc9c4ef414b4cb8d24b8bf7dd2795%2F548638-me-black-lives-matter-protest-kkn.-014.jpg)
A person kicks in the door of a Whole Foods Market in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles on Saturday. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)
![Police arrest looters at Whole Foods Market in the Fairfax District on Saturday in Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0395f55/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fb8%2Fe935d87448ddb90350ad3e8265ec%2F548638-me-black-lives-matter-protest-kkn-014.jpg)
Police arrest looters at Whole Foods Market in the Fairfax District on Saturday in Los Angeles. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)
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A man leaves the broken-into Apple Store with merchandise at the Grove in the Fairfax District in Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles police contain protesters at the Farmers Market as they demonstrate in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)
![Looters ransack a Walgreens store along Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/90be9e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3200+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2F63%2F4a9d07494f34a3a2adc67531ebad%2Fla-photos-1staff-549377-la-me-dtla-protest-george-floyd010-ls.jpg)
Looters ransack a Walgreens store along Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
People ransack Spokes ‘N Stuff in the Melrose District of Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)
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![Protesters break windows along Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d14d988/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3323+0+0/resize/1387x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2Ffd%2Fa78b8d85490b9e07c6ad37fda12f%2Fla-photos-1staff-549377-la-me-dtla-protest-george-floyd016-ls.jpg)
Protesters break windows along Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![People run from a burglarized jewelry store as LAPD officers approach in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3027af/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5230x3602+0+0/resize/1394x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2Fbb%2Faf1e03ff4bf1ab563941e7db8f64%2Fla-photos-1staff-548915-me-0529-dtla-protest-floyd13-wjs.jpg)
People run from a burglarized jewelry store as LAPD officers approach in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
![Looters run from a burglarized jewelry store as LAPD officers approach in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d1cf45c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4025x2579+0+0/resize/1440x923!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F09%2F007d1072481a97be310ef3dbab4e%2Fla-photos-1staff-548915-me-0529-dtla-protest-floyd16-wjs.jpg)
People run from a burglarized jewelry store as LAPD officers approach in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skali/Los Angeles Times)
![A man breaks a window with a bat in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/33faa26/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5259x3467+0+0/resize/1440x949!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2Fea%2F477fe528400abc80bb85e849e3fa%2Fla-photos-1staff-548915-me-0529-dtla-protest-floyd20-wjs.jpg)
A man breaks a window with a bat in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
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![A man steals liquor bottles from Terroni restaurant in downtown Los Angeles on Friday](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a6ca8ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5300x3294+0+0/resize/1440x895!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2Fa4%2Fa19085ee48d5b7000240bb31a11d%2Fla-photos-1staff-548915-me-0529-dtla-protest-floyd19-wjs.jpg)
A man steals liquor bottles from Terroni restaurant in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
![Police officers stand outside a damaged business in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/33d167d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fe2%2Ffc3984d24cd5b9cac37879959f96%2Fla-photos-1staff-548915-me-0529-dtla-protest-floyd21-wjs.jpg)
Police officers stand outside a damaged business in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
![People break into a Rite Aid store in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6e277c5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3093+0+0/resize/1440x928!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F63%2F4deaeb1d4940afe60a9dcf7160f5%2Fla-photos-1staff-548914-la-me-dtla-unrest-george-floyd026-ls.jpg)
People break into a Rite Aid store in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![People take liquor and beer from a Rite Aid store in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/127d292/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3256+0+0/resize/1415x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F13%2F8e6f1fe94c7782e3b348c7952af6%2Fla-photos-1staff-548914-la-me-dtla-unrest-george-floyd025-ls.jpg)
People take liquor and beer from a Rite Aid store in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
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![People take jewelry from a store in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/acd537d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3190+0+0/resize/1440x957!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F6b%2F97ac07a74aad823a6f95a11e769a%2Fla-photos-1staff-548914-la-me-dtla-unrest-george-floyd028-ls.jpg)
People take jewelry from a store in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
![People look for jewelry on the floor at a jewelry store in downtown Los Angeles on Friday](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/383162a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5391x3626+0+0/resize/1427x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F984239ff4dab8687dd9ed2c45bc8%2Fla-photos-1staff-548915-me-0529-dtla-protest-floyd14-wjs.jpg)
People look for jewelry on the floor at a jewelry store in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
![People run from a looted jewelry store as LAPD officers approach in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca8998b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4457x2989+0+0/resize/1431x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F79%2F3e2855d24295bf78cd9bab2aee85%2Fla-photos-1staff-548915-me-0529-dtla-protest-floyd17-wjs.jpg)
People run from a looted jewelry store as LAPD officers approach in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
![A man smashes the window of a business in downtown Los Angeles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d3b65a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3202+0+0/resize/1439x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fe2%2F01a9f3ca4c0487071110ccd9274e%2Fla-photos-1staff-548914-la-me-dtla-unrest-george-floyd020-ls.jpg)
A man smashes the window of a business in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)