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Los Angeles sees a burning bus, shoplifting and rowdy crowds after the Dodgers win the World Series

Los Angeles sees a burning bus, shoplifting and rowdy crowds after the Dodgers win the World Series

After Wednesday’s victory there were several “unruly and sometimes violent and hostile celebrations,” with several acts of vandalism, including the burning of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus, LAPD spokesman Officer Drake Madison said in a e-mail.

The arrests were on charges such as failure to resolve, receiving stolen property or commercial burglary, Madison said. There were also some instances of downtown street takeovers, and police used less lethal munitions to control more hostile and violent crowds, Madison said. In the coming days, detectives will try to identify those responsible for the murders, he said.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said his deputies will be on full alert for various events, including Dodgers victory celebrations, Halloween festivities and the upcoming election. He urged fans not to set off illegal fireworks, take over intersections or pull out cars, all of which happened Wednesday night.

“The people who were involved that last night represented a very small segment of the East Los Angeles community because most of them were celebrating because they love their Dodgers,” Luna said.

The Dodgers plan to commemorate Friday’s championship with a parade downtown, followed by a celebration at Dodger Stadium. The team said Wednesday that due to logistics, traffic and timing, fans will not be able to attend both events.

The parade was expected to include members of the Dodgers riding double-decker buses on a 45-minute route through city streets.