Los Angeles cops are stomping out the city’s scourge of street takeovers with hundreds of arrests this year, Chief Jim McDonnell said April 2. The illegal gatherings, where burnout-loving mobs destroy, vandalize and steal, have worsened since January, according to city officials, prompting Mayor Karen Bass last month to announce increased patrols in downtown LA. The social-media fueled takeovers often pop off on weekend nights throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties.