A video of a gang of teenage e-bikers beating up a person close to the Hermosa Seaside Pier till one in every of them yells “he’s useless, he’s useless” despatched waves of concern by the tight-knit coastal group this week.
On Wednesday, the Hermosa Seaside Police Division mentioned it had recognized 5 juveniles concerned within the assault. Their ages vary from 13 to fifteen. Two who’re accused of being the first aggressors are underneath arrest.
The 2 teenagers have been booked on suspicion of felony assault on the metropolis jail and will likely be transported to Juvenile Corridor. Their case will likely be introduced to the L.A. County district legal professional’s workplace’s juvenile division for submitting consideration, police mentioned.
The group assaulted a 56-year-old resident about 8 p.m. Friday close to eleventh Court docket and Seaside Drive, police mentioned. The resident had walked previous his supposed vacation spot to provoke contact with the youths and didn’t seem to have been focused, authorities mentioned.
Surveillance digicam recordings present the teenagers surrounding the person, knocking him to the bottom after which repeatedly punching and kicking him.
Officers responded to a 911 name for the assault and took the sufferer to hospital. He was discharged and interviewed by officers Monday. No data has been shared on his situation or accidents.
Within the days after the assault, police spoke with the mother and father of the teenagers concerned and fielded quite a few cellphone calls, e-mails and movies from the scene submitted by the group as requires accountability intensified.
“We all know the movies circulating are disturbing,” the division mentioned in a Wednesday assertion. “As with all instances, we take this significantly and recognize the group’s endurance whereas we proceed to work on this case. We sincerely thank those that have trusted the method and allowed our crew to stay targeted on the information and proof.”
The assault was the newest in a string of incidents involving youngsters on e-bikes within the South Bay communities of Manhattan Seaside, El Segundo and Redondo Seaside. E-biking teenagers have additionally been accused of igniting fireworks on the busy Hermosa Seaside Pier in addition to barreling down streets and assaulting residents.
The town of Hermosa Seaside enacted an emergency ordinance in June 2024 supposed to curb harmful habits on the motorized bikes. The ordinance requires minors to put on helmets on e-bikes, forbids using an e-bike underneath the affect of medication or alcohol and bans e-bikes on the Greenbelt path. Juveniles who violate the ordinance can have their e-bikes impounded.
The Police Division issued 40 e-bike citations this 12 months as of Nov. 13 and has impounded 19 e-bikes for the reason that ordinance was adopted.
Anybody with extra data relating to the current assault is requested to contact the Hermosa Seaside Police Division at (310) 318-0360.
