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Metblogs has put together a by-the-numbers look at the post-game riot/celebration downtown last night.
Among the stats, the attack of a taco truck. Here's more:
Number of rubbish fires: 15
Number of vehicle fires: 3
Number of shopping cart fires: At least 1.
Number of fatalities: 0
Number of people "beaten unconscious": At least 1. Think it was a Celtics fan, the poor guy.
Number of arrests: 38
Eighteen people whom LAPD Chief William Bratton described as "knuckleheads" found themselves under arrest Sunday night in the wake of the Lakers 99-86 win over the Orlando Magic.
The "knuckleheads" started fires, looted convenience stores and tried to overturn cars. I even watched a few climb up on the freeway to wave their Lakers flags in front of passing cars. For an hour or so, downtown LA might as well have been Detroit.
City News Service reports that LAPD arrested 18 people for various offenses including arson; failure to disperse; inciting a riot; and misdemeanor warrants, Eisenman said. The actual number of arrests was revised downward from an estimate of 25 that was reported last night by various media outlets.
City News Service also reports that 12 LAPD vehicles were damaged, one sheriff's vehicle was damaged, and six Metro buses were damaged. Some officers were injured when fans hurled bricks and bottles, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Andy Mathes of the Central Station.
Speaking to KTTV Fox11, Bratton said officers "used minimal levels of force, behaving very professionally," despite attempts to provoke them. Fans also gathered at Whittier and Atlantic boulevards and rocked vehicles and stopped at a traffic light, but no injuries were reported. Two people were arrested in that incident, officials said.
Similar outbursts also followed Lakers championship victories in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
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