Two juveniles recently filmed themselves breaking into the construction site for the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood and causing damage inside the arena.
, and now a number of other famous buildings and local landmarks in the greater Los Angeles area are being targeted by trespassers who are recording their illegal invasions."It will be very clear to these young men -- and to people who are TikTok followers -- that you have a moment of TikTok greatness followed by a little bit of misery. And so we don't play around with these things," Inglewood Mayor James E. Butts said.Video showed the pair walking through the unfinished site.
At one point, on of the young men grabs a fire extinguisher and vigorously sprays the basketball rim. By the end of the clip, they appear to be on the roof of the building. "We know who the young men are. We have identified them and their parents, and they will be talked to probably tomorrow or the next day," Butts said.Inglewood police told Eyewitness News they are aware of the video and are investigating.Another video shared by the same TikTok user posted in the summer now has 3 million views. It shows two juveniles sneaking into SoFi Stadium after hours.
"When you have construction sites, they're nuisances and they attract kids and they attract people who wants to steal tools," Butts said. "The fact of the matter is, that's what happens when you build a major project."
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