A CITY IN CRISIS

BEVERLY HILLS

1. Beverly Hills was relatively untouched by violence, but a police chase that began within the city early Thursday ended in a fatal car crash in Hollywood. The car’s three occupants--two men and a woman--were killed when the vehicle hit a fire hydrant just off Santa Monica Boulevard and flipped on its top. Beverly Hills police received reports of sporadic vandalism, such as a shattered plate-glass window at Wilson’s Suede and Leather store at Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards Thursday night. In response, police intensified their patrols. As of Saturday, 66 people had been arrested within city limits, most on charges of suspicion of illegal weapons possession. Public schools and several businesses closed early on Thursday and Friday or did not open. Some movie theaters and playhouses also had shortened hours.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: None.

* Fires: None.

* Damage: Minor.

* Looting/Vandalism: Sporadic incidents.

* Arrests: 66, most on suspicion of weapons possession.

CARSON

2. Sheriff’s deputies reported that a dawn-to-dusk curfew helped keep most Carson streets quiet as rioting took place in nearby Long Beach Thursday and Friday. But at least four fires were reported, as well as some sporadic looting in businesses in north Carson and the unincorporated area just north of the city.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: None.

* Fires: Four.

* Damage: $126,000 (estimate).

* Looting/Vandalism: 4 reported cases.

* Arrests: 10, most on suspicion of looting.

* Other: About 150 National Guardsmen deployed in the city, many around Carson Mall.

COMPTON

3. A wave of looting and fires peaked Thursday night in Compton as city police and officers brought in from Riverside and San Diego counties scrambled from call to call on 12-hour shifts. Most liquor stores in the city were looted or burned, police said, as were scores of businesses along Long Beach, Compton and Alondra boulevards and Rosecrans Avenue. Police officers were involved in a fatal shooting Thursday afternoon. About 2 p.m. an officer shot a man at Willowbrook Avenue and Alondra Boulevard after the alleged looter turned and threw a bottle at him. On Friday, a second man was shot to death at 614 S. Locust St. by an unknown assailant.

* Deaths: Two.

* Injuries: One officer (twisted ankle in pursuit of suspect). No reports of civilian injuries.

* Fires: 135 (includes several rekindled on own or as a result of repeated arson.)

* Damage: $12 million.

* Looting/Vandalism: Unknown.

* Arrests: 227, most for looting.

* Other: 80 National Guardsmen and 160 officers from various Southern California departments on site to help the city’s 100-person police force.

CULVER CITY

4. Looters on Thursday and Friday ransacked stores on the east end of town, near Washington Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue and in the Studio Village area, police said. Among stores hit were thJ. Maxx clothing store on Jefferson Boulevard, which was open for business Saturday. On Friday night, there were reports of men firing semi-automatic weapons at storefronts on the east end, but no one was injured. As of Saturday, 234 National Guardsmen were stationed in the city, with many of them assigned to protect the Fox Hills Mall. A dawn-to-dusk curfew remains in effect in the city.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: Undetermined.

* Fires: Eight minor fires, all extinguished before major damage.

* Damage: Undetermined.

* Looting/Vandalism: Undetermined.

* Arrests: 27 people, most on suspicion of looting and robbery.

EL MONTE

5. In the most significant riot-related incident, a vandal tossed a Molotov cocktail through the front window of a breakfast restaurant, Flo’s, at 4593 Peck Road. The Thursday night incident occurred after the restaurant had closed and there were no reported injuries. Witnesses put out the small flames with a fire extinguisher.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: Four.

* Fires: One.

* Damage: Unknown.

* Looting/Vandalism: Two stores vandalized, two looted.

* Arrests: Six.

GARDENA

6. Three arson fires broke out in the northern section of the city Thursday. As of Saturday, police had arrested at least 77 people, most on suspicion of burglary and looting in various parts of the city. In the only reported incident that led to an injury, Jerome Carroll, 25, of Hawthorne was shot in the arm Thursday night after he allegedly shot at an off-duty police lieutenant and the owner of Gardena Jewelry and Loan at 14211 Vermont Ave. Carroll and two other men who had accompanied him to the store were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: One.

* Fires: Three.

* Damage: Unknown.

* Looting/Vandalism: Unknown.

* Arrests: 77, most for looting.

HAWTHORNE

7. Sporadic gunfire and mass looting in dozens of local stores began Wednesday afternoon and continued until Friday afternoon, police said. Hoping to protect their businesses and deter looting, many business owners nailed sheets of plywood over windows or put up signs announcing the owners are black. Montgomery Ward, the anchor store at the Hawthorne Plaza on Hawthorne Boulevard, was one of the hardest hit businesses, as looters carried out thousands of items. Overwhelmed by the wave of violence, Hawthorne police called in officers from nearby El Segundo, Manhattan Beach and Torrance. National Guard troops were spread throughout the city to try to keep the peace and a dusk-to-dawn curfew is expected to remain in effect until at least Monday.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: Not available.

* Fires: Undetermined.

* Damage: Not available.

* Looting/Vandalism: At least 50 businesses looted, most of them on Thursday.

- Arrests: More than 100, most for looting.

HUNTINGTON PARK

8. On Wednesday night and continuing through Thursday, several fires destroyed stores in the city. Most fires were concentrated on or near Pacific Boulevard. A nightclub and two clothing stores were among those that went up in flames along the shopping corridor. About 150 people were arrested, most for looting. A dawn-to-dusk curfew remains in effect and National Guardsmen are patrolling the commercial district.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: Undetermined.

* Fires: Five.

* Damage: $2 million (estimate)

* Looting/Vandalism: Undetermined.

* Arrests: An estimated 150, most on suspicion of looting.

INGLEWOOD

9. City officials declared a state of emergency shortly after rioting erupted Wednesday evening. By late Wednesday, five men had been shot by police in two incidents only hours apart. At 9:50 p.m. police officers shot and killed a man suspected of robbery at Century Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue after he allegedly aimed a gun at them. Just over an hour later, at Manchester Boulevard and Third Avenue, police shot and wounded four men suspected of looting. The men had reportedly fired on officers. Among the estimated 100 buildings torched were May’s Furniture store at 84th Place and Crenshaw Boulevard. Also, a 24-year-old man was killed trying to save a burning store near his home. Kevin Evanshen died early Friday after falling through a weakened roof along Inglewood Boulevard while helping douse flames in the check-cashing store, police said.

* Deaths: Two.

* Injuries: Undetermined.

* Fires: At least 100.

* Damage: $10 million.

* Looting/Vandalism: Unknown.

* Arrests: 125, the majority for looting and curfew violations.

LENNOX

10. Riot-related violence hit Lennox Thursday afternoon when four gun-wielding men allegedly entered a jewelry store at 101st Street and Hawthorne Boulevard. Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed one of the alleged looters, a 15-year-old boy, after a brief chase that ended along Burin Avenue. A second man might have been shot during a foot pursuit before escaping over a fence, sheriff’s officials said.

* Deaths: One.

* Injuries: Unknown.

* Fires: None.

* Damage: Unknown.

* Looting/Vandalism: Sporadic looting.

* Arrests: Unknown number of looting arrests.

LONG BEACH

11. Long Beach exploded with its worst series of fires and looting in city history Thursday night and into Friday. Concentrated in the southwestern part of the city, looters and vandals roved through hundreds of stores along Anaheim Street and Pacific Coast Highway. At its worst, firefighters were scrambling to keep up with new fires that were reported every three minutes, including a devastating fire at the Department of Motor Vehicles on Pacific Avenue. National Guardsmen, along with sheriff’s deputies from as far away as Riverside County, were called in Thursday as the city manager declared a state of emergency and imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew. In the most violent incident, a man and his uncle were pulled from a motorcycle, flung to the ground, beaten and robbed Thursday night. As Matt Haines, 32, lay in the street, he was killed with a shot to the back of the head. His nephew, Scott Coleman, 26, was shot three times but was able to make it back home. Police had five suspects in custody Saturday. On Friday, hundreds of store owners boarded up their businesses in an effort to deter further looting.

* Deaths: One.

* Injuries: At least 333--21 of which were called critical.

* Fires: At least 423.

* Damage: Unknown.

* Looting/Vandalism: Unknown.

* Arrests: 506, most for looting.

LYNWOOD

12. Citywide violence hit Lynwood Wednesday night and lasted into Friday, according to authorities. An undetermined number of businesses in the city and the neighboring Willowbrook area were ravaged by fire or looters, some repeatedly before sheriff’s deputies could arrive to make arrests or clear the area. More than 100 National Guardsmen were called into the area to help patrol areas where businesses were still standing. Among the businesses destroyed by fire was Jolly Jug Liquor at 12340 Long Beach Blvd., a local landmark for nearly a quarter of a century. Fires also destroyed five Shell gasoline stations.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: None reported.

* Fires: At least 60.

* Damage: Undetermined.

* Looting/Vandalism: At least 66 cases reported.

* Arrests: 138, most on assault and burglary charges.

PASADENA

13. Pasadena remained relatively quiet until Thursday, when police began receiving reports of sporadic window smashing and minor looting along Colorado Boulevard and a few blocks north. Firefighters doused sporadic fires around the city but said they were still determining if they were connected to the rioting that began in Los Angeles Wednesday night. In a Thursday night fire believed connected to the rioting, several shops in a mini-mall along North Allen Avenue and East Villa Street were torched, causing an estimated $650,000 damage.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: Four.

* Fires: Sporadic.

* Damage: Undetermined.

* Looting/Vandalism: Sporadic window smashing and looting in the downtown business district.

* Arrests: Undetermined.

POMONA

14. Rock-throwing vandals smashed store windows at more than 20 locations in a six-block area centered around Holt Avenue and Indian Hill Boulevard Thursday night. Police, who requested officers from La Verne, Montclair and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, made several arrests. Vandals set numerous fires along Indian Hill, destroying a dentist’s office along with several small businesses. During several incidents, firefighters were pelted with rocks as they tried to douse flames, but they escaped injury. City officials imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew Friday that is expected to last through the weekend.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: Two.

* Fires: 36.

* Damage: Undetermined.

* Looting/Vandalism: At least 20 cases reported.

* Arrests: 42, ranging from burglary to assault with a deadly weapon.

ROWLAND HEIGHTS

15. Police reported broken windows and minor looting and shoplifting Thursday at the Vons and Alpha Beta supermarkets on Colima Road. The cash register was stolen from the Baskin-Robbins ice cream store on Colima Road, but there was no money in it. No National Guardsmen were deployed, although sheriff’s deputies who patrol the area were on extra alert.

* Deaths: None.

* Injuries: None.

* Fires: None.

* Damage: Undetermined.

* Arrests: None.