California teen, 15, allegedly tried to carjack police cruiser as mob swarmed deputy, trashed vehicle in street takeover

A California teenager allegedly tried to carjack a sheriff’s deputy as a mob trashed the cruiser during an illegal street takeover earlier this month.

The delinquent, 15, was among three people arrested for their role in damaging a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy vehicle in Highland, Calif. on May 11.

Shocking footage captured the large crowd kicking and jumping on top of the vehicle, which had already blared its lights to deter the vandals, according to KTLA.

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“A male juvenile kicked and punched the patrol unit with other unidentified subjects,” the Highland Police said. “The patrol unit’s windshield was completely broken along with other reported damages caused by the juvenile.”

The deputy rushed to close the door before fleeing to safety.

“When I saw that video, I immediately put myself in the deputy’s shoes, and I wondered how he was going to get out of it,” San Bernardino Sheriff’s Public Information Officer, Gloria Huerta said according to KABC.

“When he realized what was going on, he activated the overhead lights and in an effort to try and scare the crowd and get them to go away, however that backfired.”

The street takeover saw the intersection flood when one of the individuals opened up a fire hydrant to flood the road, making it easier for the drivers to drift.

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Investigators used the phone videos shot at the scene to identify the teen as the primary suspect.

Police determined that the juvenile had opened the cruiser’s driver door to overtake both the deputy and the vehicle.

Huerta says the deputy’s decision to drive away from the scene as opposed to taking on the violent crowd might have prevented a lethal-force encounter.

An arrest warrant was issued for the teen along with a search warrant for his home.

The teen was arrested on May 23 at around 6:30 a.m. at his home and charged with attempted carjacking and felony vandalism.

He was booked into the San Bernardino County Juvenile Hall.  

Two hours after the first street takeover, a second one took place where two more people were arrested but subsequently released, according to NBC Los Angeles.

“These individuals are not afraid of law enforcement by their behavior, it’s very disturbing,” said Huerta, added. “Participating in this kind of thing, whether you’re a spectator or you’re a driver in one of those vehicles – you’re either going to get caught and go to jail or you’re going to hurt somebody and go to jail – or hurt yourself…it’s just not worth it.”

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Last month, a swarm of “masked tough guy wannabe thugs” trapped a Virginia cop inside her patrol car as they jumped on the hood and tore it apart.

Another driver mowed down an officer, who suffered a bruised wrist, as he rushed to the scene to help.

Ronal Urrea-Hernandez, 18, was allegedly behind the wheel when he crashed into the officer before fleeing the scene.

A 20-year old, Dylan Heckard, was busted when he posted a selfie with a middle finger on social media and police found it.