NOT SWEET

13-Year-Old Accused of Ramming Car Into Bakery Before Mob Ransacked It

Over 100 people looted the locally owned Los Angeles bakery earlier this month.

Five suspects have been arrested for being part of a mob of over 100 people that looted a Compton bakery during a street takeover earlier this month, according to the Los Angeles Times. At a press conference on Tuesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said that one of the five people arrested for ransacking Ruben’s Bakery & Mexican Food on Jan. 2 was a 13 year old, whom police suspected used a Kia Soul as a battering ram, allowing the crowd to rush into the store. Surveillance video of the break-in went viral, and was used to help identify the suspects. Upon seeing the video, community members “were so offended that we started to get a lot of tips,” Luna said. The incident resulted in $70,000 worth of damages, but thanks to community crowd-funding, the family-owned business has been able to reopen its doors.