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City Hall rotunda, menorah display vandalized

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January 04, 2026

A man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing City Hall on New Year’s Day, police said Saturday.

- CITY NEWS SERVICE

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Security Services Division responded at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday to reports of extensive damage to both the interior and exterior of City Hall, according to an LAPD statement.

Police said the suspect gained entry through the First Street entrance by breaking a locked glass door, “and proceeded to the third floor, where multiple areas, including the hallway and rotunda, were vandalized.”

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