LA Apple Store looted during anti-ICE protests

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Rioters have run through Apple Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, smashing windows and stealing iPhones, during protests over immigration raids.

Store interior with people interacting with displays. Large graffiti letters on the window obstruct the view. Brightly lit space and modern technology visible inside.
Looting at the Apple Tower Theatre store -- image credit: Brendan Gutenschwager
Apple Tower Theatre

is an historic Los Angeles building that was formerly a theatre, abandoned in the 1980s. Apple turned it into an Apple Store in 2021, preserving its architecture and also making it a classical music venue.

According to local news station KTLA, a fourth night of anti-ICE protests on June 10, 2025, included rioters breaking into the Apple Store. Reportedly, iPhones, Apple Watches, MacBook Pro, and chargers were stolen, while "No ICE" and other slogans were spray-painted onto the damaged glass.

Apple store in downtown LA being looted tonight pic.twitter.com/3k5i7wKiSG

-- Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene)



Footage shot by Twitter user Brendan Gutenschwager shows very many looters running through the store, before police sires can be heard. Subsequently, Gutenschwager has also reported that all stolen iPhones are now displaying an on-screen message. Please return to Apple Tower Theatre," it says. "This device has been disabled and is being tracked. Local authorities will be alerted.

The protests have ranged across downtown LA, with many other stores also being looted. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the protests are because of the Trump administration increasing its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

"I will just take you back to last Thursday," Mayor Bass told KTLA. "Last Thursday, there was nothing happening in this town that called for the raids that took place on Friday. Nothing was happening. Nothing warranted the raids."

"If you remember, at the beginning of this administration, we were told that raids would be to look for violent criminals, people who had warrants," continued Mayor Bass. "But I don't know how you go from a drug dealer to a Home Depot. To people's workplaces, where they're just trying to make a living."

According to ABC News, the protests began after ICE agents carried out immigration sweeps on June 6, including chasing people across a Home Depot car park. On June 7, Trump ordered 2,000 members of the National Guard into the city, later describing the protests as being like "a foreign invasion."

On June 9, LAPD declared all protests to be "unlawful assembly," while 700 members of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, were also being deployed to Los Angeles. By June 10, the number of deployed National Guard members has been increased to over 4,000.

Apple has not commented on the damage to its store, which has now been boarded up while windows are replaced.




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  • Reply 1 of 20
    gatorguygatorguy Posts: 24,763member

    "I will just take you back to last Thursday," Mayor Bass told KTLA. "Last Thursday, there was nothing happening in this town that called for the raids that took place on Friday. Nothing was happening. Nothing warranted the raids."

    "If you remember, at the beginning of this administration, we were told that raids would be to look for violent criminals, people who had warrants," continued Mayor Bass. "But I don't know how you go from a drug dealer to a Home Depot. To people's workplaces, where they're just trying to make a living."

    What's happened to America in just 3 short months? We've gone from a peaceful and welcoming country to one where the current administration is looking for an excuse to declare martial law and pit our military against its own citizens. This in NOT what was promised, and 100% NOT what I voted for.
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  • Reply 2 of 20
    ravnorodomravnorodom Posts: 752member
    Those stolen iPhones are disable, tracked and useless. They are probably going to sell them to China for parts.
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  • Reply 3 of 20
    ITGUYINSDitguyinsd Posts: 581member
    gatorguy said:

    "I will just take you back to last Thursday," Mayor Bass told KTLA. "Last Thursday, there was nothing happening in this town that called for the raids that took place on Friday. Nothing was happening. Nothing warranted the raids."

    "If you remember, at the beginning of this administration, we were told that raids would be to look for violent criminals, people who had warrants," continued Mayor Bass. "But I don't know how you go from a drug dealer to a Home Depot. To people's workplaces, where they're just trying to make a living."

    What's happened to America in just 3 short months? We've gone from a peaceful and welcoming country to one where the current administration is looking for an excuse to declare martial law and pit our military against its own citizens. This in NOT what was promised, and 100% NOT what I voted for.
    It was clear as day what Trump and his Gestapo had in mind well before the election.  Project 2025 was right there for you to see.
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  • Reply 4 of 20
    randominternetpersonrandominternetperson Posts: 3,276member
    It infuriates me when opportunists engage in criminal acts at times like this. No matter what the underlying protests are about, events like this negatively impact the perception of those protests. In this case, you know for a dead certainty that this will be used to justify sending in the Marines and the National Guard.
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  • Reply 5 of 20
    mikethemartianmikethemartian Posts: 1,714member
    The Bulwark commented that he is doing this in a blue state where the population isn’t overly concerned with migrants but he is not doing it in any red states where his supporters who whine about migrants are concentrated. Probably because he knows this is disruptive to the local economy.
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  • Reply 6 of 20
    ITGUYINSDitguyinsd Posts: 581member
    mikethemartian said:
    The Bulwark commented that he is doing this in a blue state where the population isn’t overly concerned with migrants but he is not doing it in any red states where his supporters who whine about migrants are concentrated. Probably because he knows this is disruptive to the local economy.
    Like Texas (Dallas)...why hasn't he sent in the military there?  He's taking revenge on CA, pure and simple.
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  • Reply 7 of 20
    Wesley_Hilliardwesley_hilliard Posts: 587member, administrator, moderator, editor
    randominternetperson said:
    It infuriates me when opportunists engage in criminal acts at times like this. No matter what the underlying protests are about, events like this negatively impact the perception of those protests. In this case, you know for a dead certainty that this will be used to justify sending in the Marines and the National Guard.
    While destruction of property and looting are always inconvenient, media and those that want to demonize protests often use them as the crux of their coverage. Instead of focusing on the atrocities that brought about the civil unrest, they talk about a teen throwing a brick.

    We can live with looting in an Apple Store. We can't live with the downfall of democracy. But what are some news resources focused on? 

    (Obviously we focused on the Apple Store being looted because it's our beat, but we used it as a way to point out why it was happening instead of demonizing the event. Note the difference. This escalation is 100% on Trump and his administration.)
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  • Reply 8 of 20
    dewmedewme Posts: 6,080member
    It infuriates me when opportunists engage in criminal acts at times like this. No matter what the underlying protests are about, events like this negatively impact the perception of those protests. In this case, you know for a dead certainty that this will be used to justify sending in the Marines and the National Guard.
    Thank you for clearly separating the behavior of the opportunists, i.e., the looters and vandals, versus those who are peacefully expressing their first amendment rights. The actions of the opportunists should not overshadow the message that people are trying to send. We see the same type of lawlessness, violence, and heinous acts committed in conjunction with natural disasters and even celebrations, e.g., a city affiliated sports team winning a championship, that get out of control and result in looting and violence. 

    It should be clear to everyone that using chaotic incidents like this one to justify actions that are deemed unacceptable in a civil society with laws and citizen rights is not isolated to the lawless opportunists. Those who are taking unprecedented and highly questionable steps to grab more power and control under the umbrella of chaos are doing much the same thing. This is simply one more step along the well worn path of transforming civil and democratic societies into autocratic, authoritarian, and dictator driven societies and loss of civil rights. 

    I do not believe the Washington Post's tagline of "Democracy Dies in Darkness" is applicable to what is happening in the US now and what happened in Germany in the 1930s.  A much more appropriate tagline for our current situation and then is "Democracy Dies in Chaos." There is no hiding or deception happening, it's all out in plain site and in the open.
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  • Reply 9 of 20
    Wesley_Hilliardwesley_hilliard Posts: 587member, administrator, moderator, editor
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
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  • Reply 10 of 20
    netroxnetrox Posts: 1,575member
    It happens EVERY TIME there's a riot. Those vandals and thieves are NOT interested in justice, they are looting for themselves. 
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  • Reply 11 of 20
    9secondkox29secondkox2 Posts: 3,619member
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
    Moderation is to keep things in order, not to try to manipulate a viewpoint and silence other views. If you are going to push the "CNN." 'CBS," and "ABC" talking points, then you should have the "Fox," 'Sky", and "BBC" talking points to balance. Otherwise you continue to turn this place into a leftists echo chamber.  unbelievable. 


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  • Reply 12 of 20
    Wesley_Hilliardwesley_hilliard Posts: 587member, administrator, moderator, editor
    9secondkox2 said:
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
    Moderation is to keep things in order, not to try to manipulate a viewpoint and silence other views. If you are going to push the "CNN." 'CBS," and "ABC" talking points, then you should have the "Fox," 'Sky", and "BBC" talking points to balance. Otherwise you continue to turn this place into a leftists echo chamber.  unbelievable. 


    Untruths are not a point of view, regardless of which outlets share them. I'm not following CNN, CBS, or ABC. I'm following people, human beings, journalists, those on the ground showing what's happening. I'm watching reality unfold, not some viewpoint shared through a news outlet mouthpiece without evidence.

    Your post was the opposite of keeping order, so it was removed. Please refrain from discussing moderation decisions in a thread. Feel free to message me or email me.
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  • Reply 13 of 20
    zeus423zeus423 Posts: 287member
    netrox said:
    It happens EVERY TIME there's a riot. Those vandals and thieves are NOT interested in justice, they are looting for themselves. 

    This.
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  • Reply 14 of 20
    zeus423zeus423 Posts: 287member
    Wesley_Hilliard said:
    9secondkox2 said:
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
    Moderation is to keep things in order, not to try to manipulate a viewpoint and silence other views. If you are going to push the "CNN." 'CBS," and "ABC" talking points, then you should have the "Fox," 'Sky", and "BBC" talking points to balance. Otherwise you continue to turn this place into a leftists echo chamber.  unbelievable. 


    Untruths are not a point of view, regardless of which outlets share them. I'm not following CNN, CBS, or ABC. I'm following people, human beings, journalists, those on the ground showing what's happening. I'm watching reality unfold, not some viewpoint shared through a news outlet mouthpiece without evidence.

    Your post was the opposite of keeping order, so it was removed. Please refrain from discussing moderation decisions in a thread. Feel free to message me or email me.

    I am 100% against any kind of censorship. If we can't see or read differing opinions, then that is censorship. There was a time in our country, long before any president with a T or a B beginning their names, that we could agree to disagree. We could argue and still be friends. People are just too polarized anymore and can't handle that someone else might have a different point of view. As soon as they do, they're wrong. They're censored. You are simply continuing this wrong practice, whether you think so or not.
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  • Reply 15 of 20
    Xedxed Posts: 3,235member
    Self censored.
    edited June 11
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  • Reply 16 of 20
    Wesley_Hilliardwesley_hilliard Posts: 587member, administrator, moderator, editor
    zeus423 said:
    Wesley_Hilliard said:
    9secondkox2 said:
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
    Moderation is to keep things in order, not to try to manipulate a viewpoint and silence other views. If you are going to push the "CNN." 'CBS," and "ABC" talking points, then you should have the "Fox," 'Sky", and "BBC" talking points to balance. Otherwise you continue to turn this place into a leftists echo chamber.  unbelievable. 


    Untruths are not a point of view, regardless of which outlets share them. I'm not following CNN, CBS, or ABC. I'm following people, human beings, journalists, those on the ground showing what's happening. I'm watching reality unfold, not some viewpoint shared through a news outlet mouthpiece without evidence.

    Your post was the opposite of keeping order, so it was removed. Please refrain from discussing moderation decisions in a thread. Feel free to message me or email me.

    I am 100% against any kind of censorship. If we can't see or read differing opinions, then that is censorship. There was a time in our country, long before any president with a T or a B beginning their names, that we could agree to disagree. We could argue and still be friends. People are just too polarized anymore and can't handle that someone else might have a different point of view. As soon as they do, they're wrong. They're censored. You are simply continuing this wrong practice, whether you think so or not.
    Again, please don't discuss moderation practices. This thread is derailed enough as it is, but considering it's basically dead anyway, I'll leave this in so I can answer.

    There was a time when there were facts and opinions. We're not censoring anyone or any factual viewpoint. What we are doing is preventing the spread of misinformation by eliminating propaganda and lies from being propagated.

    We're not a political website. This stuff really doesn't have a place here at all, but I'll be damned if we're going to allow comments to remain visible for people to discover that are harmful or factually incorrect. The last thing I want is someone coming here to learn something about Apple or see this news, only to scroll down and see rhetoric being propagated by entertainment networks masquerading as news channels.

    You can disagree with the protests, that's an opinion. You can say that the people looting the Apple Store deserve justice. That's an opinion and most people would even agree with it.

    But you can't come in here and share lies and propaganda. Using language like "invasion" to justify military action is just a lie. You might believe the lie, and I'm sorry about that, but belief of a lie doesn't make it fact. It doesn't even make it an opinion, because opinions are based on some concept of reality. It makes it a falsehood, a fiction.

    I'm happy we allow political content on the forums because it is important to discuss. Extremist views from any side won't be tolerated because it silences the people that want to have a simple discussion. This isn't an echo chamber, it's a tech website with a forum. Discuss the topic, keep things friendly, and there'll never be an issue. But don't share lies and derail threads.
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  • Reply 17 of 20
    Stabitha_Christiestabitha_christie Posts: 807member
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
    Moderation is to keep things in order, not to try to manipulate a viewpoint and silence other views. If you are going to push the "CNN." 'CBS," and "ABC" talking points, then you should have the "Fox," 'Sky", and "BBC" talking points to balance. Otherwise you continue to turn this place into a leftists echo chamber.  unbelievable. 


    I can help you out! Here is FOX News host Jessica Tarlov talking about Trump "If it walks like a dictator, and talks like a dictator, maybe it's a ..."

    Awesome, now we have balanced talking points.

    A side note, that you see your news outlets as provider of your "talking points" means you don't know what news sources are and you don't actually consume any news. You are just looking to be told what to think, see why we call it a cult?
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  • Reply 18 of 20
    Xedxed Posts: 3,235member
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
    Moderation is to keep things in order, not to try to manipulate a viewpoint and silence other views. If you are going to push the "CNN." 'CBS," and "ABC" talking points, then you should have the "Fox," 'Sky", and "BBC" talking points to balance. Otherwise you continue to turn this place into a leftists echo chamber.  unbelievable. 


    I can help you out! Here is FOX News host Jessica Tarlov talking about Trump "If it walks like a dictator, and talks like a dictator, maybe it's a ..."

    Awesome, now we have balanced talking points.

    A side note, that you see your news outlets as provider of your "talking points" means you don't know what news sources are and you don't actually consume any news. You are just looking to be told what to think, see why we call it a cult?
    Tarlov is great on The Five. A voice of reason amongst a panel of sycophantic talking heads on America's most mainstream media station.

    What's interesting is that she is, at best, a Centrist, but usually appears extreme Left by comparison. I wonder how many of the others actually believe what they say or if they are simply that corrupt that they'll state anything they're told to say about a given topic simply to make sure the checks keep coming in.
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  • Reply 19 of 20
    Stabitha_Christiestabitha_christie Posts: 807member
    Xed said:
    I deleted a comment because it was going to become the talking point of this thread and create an argument around it. We're not going to tolerate posts that suggest there's an "invasion" or violent riots in LA. Take the propaganda elsewhere.

    Actions of a few individuals capitalizing on chaos to loot are not the problem. Illegal actions by the United States President against protesting citizens is the problem. Going after people working at Home Depot or attending court about their impending citizenship is the problem. Zip tying children and hiding your badge while performing inhumane actions is the problem.

    Suggesting otherwise is not only offensive and stupid, it's off topic. So unless you're here to talk about Apple boarding up an Apple Store after a looting, keep it to yourself.
    Moderation is to keep things in order, not to try to manipulate a viewpoint and silence other views. If you are going to push the "CNN." 'CBS," and "ABC" talking points, then you should have the "Fox," 'Sky", and "BBC" talking points to balance. Otherwise you continue to turn this place into a leftists echo chamber.  unbelievable. 


    I can help you out! Here is FOX News host Jessica Tarlov talking about Trump "If it walks like a dictator, and talks like a dictator, maybe it's a ..."

    Awesome, now we have balanced talking points.

    A side note, that you see your news outlets as provider of your "talking points" means you don't know what news sources are and you don't actually consume any news. You are just looking to be told what to think, see why we call it a cult?
    Tarlov is great on The Five. A voice of reason amongst a panel of sycophantic talking heads on America's most mainstream media station.

    What's interesting is that she is, at best, a Centrist, but usually appears extreme Left by comparison. I wonder how many of the others actually believe what they say or if they are simply that corrupt that they'll state anything they're told to say about a given topic simply to make sure the checks keep coming in.
    Honestly, I had never heard of her before that quote. I don't watch cable news, not just FOX, I don't watch CNN, MSNBC or any other the others. It isn't news it's editorial and entertainment. So, I go to actual news sources for news. 

    I do think it is funny that she tweeted that out and nobody said a peep about it and when what's his face from ABC tweets a similar sentiment they went into a full blown meltdown. I kind of answers your question. This is all performative and they will do whatever performance gets them paid. FOX is "good" so they get a pass. ABC is part of "Fake news" so they have to attack them to keep their narrative up. That people on the two networks had the same opinion isn't relevant, they just need to keep the "us vs. them" narrative so the fanbase stays riled up. Obviously it works, 9secondkox2 is proof of that.
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  • Reply 20 of 20
    olivesolives Posts: 1member
    nice one! i hope they all have a wonderful summer and make a good penny off their haul.
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