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Among the many unsettling scenes from the anti-ICE riots Sunday in Los Angeles was a nighttime clip showing a minivan driver doing "street takeover" donuts at an intersection — and protesters pelting the vehicle.
Afterward, the driver bolted from the scene and went on a high-speed rampage.
One of the KTLA commentators reporting as part of the station's live coverage guessed that the driver of the minivan may have stolen it and was going on a 'joyride' of sorts.
Blaze News has reported extensively on street takeovers — when lawless people gather at predetermined intersections and watch while participants perform dangerous donuts and hold up traffic in the process. Street takeovers seem to have been occurring around the country with greater frequency over the last several years.
The question is: What was up with the driver? Whose "side" was the motorist on?
Given all the calamity rioters were causing, viewers may have assumed — at first, at least — that the minivan motorist was with the rioters, just out for a bit of bravado as his comrades gathered 'round to watch.
But that didn't seem to be the case.
If anything, the flag-waving folks near the donut driver didn't appear to be on his side at all. In fact, a close-up video from @BGOnTheScene shows the crowd at Main and Alameda repeatedly pelting the minivan with what appeared to be pieces of brick or cinderblock — around 20 times in total — before the driver speeds away.
Many commenters under the KABC-TV video capturing the chaos believed the motorist and the protesters were on opposing sides — and that the driver had a right to be angry at them:
- "The part the Communists won't tell you here is the van driver was on his way home from work and was done with being blocked by terrorists waiving [sic] Mexican flags," one commenter opined. "He probably honked at them and they pelted him with rocks. Frankly, I can't blame him, and I hope he sues."
- "The rioters were throwing and vandalizing this person's vehicle!" another user wrote. "So [the person] did what they needed to do to get them away from their vehicle!"
- "I hope the driver is OK," another commenter wrote. "I am sure it is terrifying being surrounded by gang members throwing bricks at you."
- "Looks like self defense to me," another commenter said.
Whatever the driver's motive in the intersection, his high-speed rampage that followed was much more of a head-scratcher.
KTLA-TV reported that the driver — dressed in a pair of shorts and shoes — drove "erratically throughout downtown, taking corners at high speeds, running at least one red light and nearly hitting pedestrians."
One of the KTLA commentators reporting as part of the station's live coverage guessed that the driver of the minivan may have stolen it and was going on a "joyride" of sorts. The motorist next appeared to drive toward a group of protesters, stopped short of them, and then drove backward down a street. He soon encountered more protesters, who threw more objects at him. One of the commentators believed the driver might be intoxicated and appeared to be set on continually going after protesters and "looking for a target."
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The KTLA helicopter continued to follow the speeding minivan motorist before he parked it, exited, appeared to shake out broken glass from a shirt or jacket, and then walked over to another vehicle — to which he appeared to have the keys, as lights went on as he approached the second vehicle — and opened two of its doors and threw in his shirt or jacket.
Soon, members of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department drove up and arrested the driver, KTLA reported.
LAPD's Central Division noted that the driver "is now in custody. Multiple charges to follow."
Police on Monday afternoon didn't immediately reply to Blaze News' questions regarding what charges the motorist is facing or what may have been his motive.
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Manhattan to voice their outrage at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the United Nations for the organization's General Assembly, calling for his arrest for Israel's actions in the war against Hamas and Hezbollah.
Tensions have risen in the city in recent days because Israel's military has conducted numerous strikes on Hezbollah's positions in southern Lebanon and the terrorist group's leadership.
Thursday's protests were organized by anti-Israel groups such as the ANSWER Coalition and Within Our Lifetime. Each of their protests saw traffic disruptions with people marching all over Manhattan.
As the evening progressed, the march became more unruly as protesters taunted New York Police Department officers who were monitoring the crowd. At one moment, officers on bicycles were blocked by protesters, forcing them to ride away from the area.
"You're gonna die!" one protester shouted. "All you gonna die in the line of fire!"
Some in the angry crowd did their best to disrupt NYPD operations.
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With multiple scuffles and shoving matches taking place, the NYPD ordered the crowd to get off the road and onto the sidewalk. When a large part of the crowd refused, officers began to make arrests, leading to more fighting. During one of the first arrests, the crowd surrounded the officers, who had to shove people away to make space.
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Toward the end of the protest, some in the angry crowd did their best to disrupt NYPD operations. They began throwing trash and sidewalk items into the road to jam up officers on bicycles and in vehicles.
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NBC New York reports at least 50 people were arrested during the protest.
Within Our Lifetime released a statement accusing the NYPD of inciting a "cop riot" at the behest of Netanyahu.
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