The Los Angeles Police Department says seven people were arrested Saturday night as Dodger fans took to streets across the city to celebrate the World Series victory.
Three people were arrested for felony vandalism, one for failure to disperse, one for battery on a police officer and one for possession of fireworks, according to the department. Another woman was arrested after she rode a bicycle into a police horse, police said. The horse is said to be OK.
In Echo Park, some businesses, driverless cars and Metro buses were vandalized.
A large crowd of Dodger fans celebrated the team’s World Series victory by taking over an intersection for a sideshow in Pacoima.
LAPD officers issued a dispersal order at an intersection there as throngs of fans took over an intersection, waving Dodger flags and shooting fireworks into the air.
Some of the officers patrolled the streets on horseback and people were told to leave the area.
Over in Pacoima, video from AIR7 showed cars performing donut maneuvers at an intersection as onlookers ignited fireworks.
The LAPD went on Tactical Alert about 6 p.m. Saturday in preparation for the celebrations that might ensue and shut down streets in the area in hopes of keeping crowds under control.
When the crowds grew, the LAPD issued dispersal orders at Chick Hearn Court and 11th Street, and at Sunset Boulevard and Echo Park Avenue.
City News Service contributed to this report.
