Overview
- Police reported 57 calls for service over the weekend, resulting in about 30 arrests and 20 reports at the closed Westminster Mall.
- Since the mall’s October 2025 closure, Westminster police say the site has generated more than 400 calls for trespassing, vandalism and related activity.
- Officers attribute the surge to viral videos and the Urban X exploration trend that drew crowds into the graffitied interior with shattered glass and toppled fixtures.
- Property managers and owners are boarding ground-level entries, installing chain-link fencing and cameras, and coordinating with police to deter further illegal entry.
- Four entities control the 100-acre site, and under a 2022 city plan it is slated for mixed-use redevelopment with up to roughly 3,000 housing units, but no timetable has been set.