LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets of Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Seriessetting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off fireworks. Police reported a dozen arrests Thursday, but officials stressed that most fans celebrated peacefully.

Video showed revelers throwing objects at police in downtown Los Angeles as sirens blared and officers told them to leave the area Wednesday night after the Dodgers’ defeat. the yankees in Game 5 in New York.

Another video showed someone standing on top of a bus waving a Dodgers banner and people running out of a boarded-up Nike store with armfuls of sneakers before throwing merchandise into cars parked outside. No injuries were reported.

Despite some unrest, “the overwhelming majority of last night’s celebrations were joyful and peaceful,” Mayor Karen Bass said at a news conference Thursday discussing the logistics of Friday’s planned victory parade.

“We will work to keep Angelenos safe as always,” Bass said, emphasizing that “violence of any kind will not be tolerated.”

The mayor, who was wearing a Dodgers jersey with her name on the back, noted that the parade will take place in what would have been Fernando Valenzuela He turns 64 years old. Beloved Dodgers pitcher died last week.

Bass said he will send a Dodgers jersey to New York Mayor Eric Adams to wear to City Hall “because he lost the bet.”

Officials said the Los Angeles Police Department will be on high alert throughout the week to protect communities and businesses in the city, which has been the site of previous unrest following championship victories by both the Lakers and Dodgers. .

There were some “unruly, and at times violent and hostile celebrations” following Wednesday’s victory, with several acts of vandalism, including the burning of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus, LAPD spokesman Officer Drake Madison said in a statement. an email.

The arrests came on charges such as failure to disperse, receiving stolen property or commercial burglary, Madison said. There were also several instances of takeovers on downtown streets and police used less-lethal munitions to control several hostile and violent crowds, Madison said. In the coming days, detectives will try to identify those responsible for the crimes, he said.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said his deputies would be on high alert for several events, including Dodgers victory celebrations, Halloween festivities and the upcoming election. He urged fans not to shoot off illegal fireworks, cut into intersections or spin cars, all of which happened Wednesday night.

“The people that were involved in that last night were a very small segment of the East Los Angeles community because most of them were celebrating because they love their Dodgers,” Luna said.

The Dodgers They plan to commemorate their championship Friday with a parade downtown followed by a celebration at Dodger Stadium. The team said Wednesday that due to logistics, traffic and scheduling, fans will not be able to attend both events.

The parade was expected to include members of the Dodgers riding in double-decker buses along a 45-minute route through city streets.

Authorities on Friday urged people to work from home and use public transportation when possible.

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Associated Press writers Sarah Brumfield in Washington, D.C., and Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this report.

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This story corrects that Bass was not wearing a Valenzuela jersey, but rather one with his name on the back.

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