Sporadic Reports of Looting Following 7.1 California Earthquake

A fireman looks over a home that burned after an earthquake in Ridgecrest, Calif., on July 6, 2019. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

Following last week’s earthquake in Ridgecrest, California, there have been reports of looting.

“It’s hard for the world to know what we’ve been through,” Ridgecrest Police Chief Jed McLaughlin told reporters on July 6, reported the Sacramento Bee. “By the grace of God, we’ve had no causalities.”