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Eight People Detained After Brawl on Ocean Avenue

Also in local crime calls, people were spotted sleeping in two vehicles in a city park.

Posted Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

Editor's Note: The following crime calls were made to the Seal Beach Police Department and listed on the SBPD dispatch log.

FIREWORKS

06/26/2013 — 1:12 a.m. —1st Street and Ocean Avenue — Loud firecrackers were heard in the area, possibly in the beach parking lot.

DISTURBANCE – FIGHT

06/27/2013 — 2:41 a.m. — Ocean Avenue — Eight people were involved in a fight on Ocean Avenue. One caller said her friend was being jumped,” and dispatchers noted “lots of screaming in the background.” Officer detained eight people. No arrests were reported.

DISTURBANCE —JUVENILE

06/27/2013 — 6:08 a.m. — 15 Street — A neighbor’s residence was being toilet papered. The caller didn’t know how many juveniles were involved, and the youths were gone by the time police arrived.

PATROL CHECK

06/27/2013 — 6:56 a.m. — Marina Drive — People were sleeping inside two vehicles in the park.

BROKEN SIGNAL

06/27/2013 — 8:34 a.m. — Seal Beach Boulevard and Old Ranch Road —The left turn light at the Old Ranch Road was out and causing a backup. The caller had to wait five cycles before the light would turn green, so he could turn left onto Old Ranch.

Editor's Note: Not all facts in each report are made public. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.