During the occupation of Highland Street, the mob attacks the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s patrol car

HIGHLAND, Calif. (KABC) – An Inland Empire teenager was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal a sheriff’s patrol car in Highland when a mob surrounded and attacked the vehicle during a street takeover.

A video released by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department shows about a dozen teenagers and young men surrounding a police vehicle in the area of ​​Victoria and Highland Avenue shortly after midnight on May 11.

It happened when about 100 people had gathered in the area to occupy the road. One person opened a fire hydrant to flood the intersection so that cars could drift off more easily.

Several people are seen kicking and hitting the sheriff’s vehicle, jumping on the hood and banging on the windows.

At one point, according to a statement from the agency, a person in the crowd attempted to open the vehicle door “in an attempt to pass the deputy and his patrol unit. The deputy was able to close his door, drive away from the crowd and get to safety.”

Investigators were able to obtain video footage and identify a suspect, described only as a 15-year-old from Menifee. They obtained an arrest warrant and arrested him at his home around 6:30 a.m. Thursday on charges of attempted car theft and vandalism.

He was booked into the San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention Center.