Overview

• Officials called for fines to rise to $2,500 for second offenses and $5,000 for third, along with up to 90 days in jail and the potential impoundment or crushing of cars used in takeovers.
• Authorities highlighted three deaths this year, numerous injuries and looting incidents at sites including a July takeover near South Main Street and a recent stunt outside Crypto.com Arena.
• The LAPD has intervened in 517 street takeovers since January but responds to only about one in four reports due to the dangers of aggressive interdiction.
• Prosecutors plan to pursue felony conspiracy charges against event organizers who use private or encrypted social media channels to coordinate large-scale gatherings.
• Officials pointed to the 13-year sentence handed to Dante Chapple-Young for a 2022 takeover killing as evidence of the need for stiffer penalties to deter future deadly stunts.