1 suspect in custody following the overnight vandalism of several Fairfax businesses
Two suspects hit several businesses in the Fairfax District early Tuesday morning, with one suspect in police custody.
Around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department was notified of the vandalism of multiple businesses within one block of Melrose Avenue.
Security video from Nail Bay shows the suspects on the sidewalk, throwing something at one business, while another is seen kicking and smashing the glass at another storefront.
Two suspects broke into Lala's Argentine Grill, stealing tablets and computer equipment used to run the restaurant. Owner Horacio Weschler said his restaurant has been burglarized four times in the last 18 months.
"This has been really bad for the last five, six years, and looks like it's progressively getting worse," he said.
Weschler said one of the suspects was arrested.
Attempts to get into Flowin Café were not successful, but Nail Bay's front door was smashed. The owner of Nail Bay said cash and merchandise were stolen.
At the Milk Bar at 7150 Melrose Ave., suspects got inside the business by shattering a front glass door, but it is not known if anything was taken.
LALA's restaurant was also broken into, but it is not known what, if anything, was stolen. LAPD is continuing to search for the second suspect.