Crime & Safety
Report Of A Gunman On The Pier Causes Scare, 2 Arrested
A person waved what appeared to be a gun amid the crowd on the Newport Beach Pier, according to police.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Two suspects were arrested Saturday after one of them waved what appeared to be a gun amid hundreds of people at the Newport Beach Pier.
A witness called the Newport Beach Police Department around 1:45 p.m. Saturday to report a suspicious person near the crowded pier, according to the NBPD.
Officers located the suspects and recovered a pellet gun, police said. They were only described as male.
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Both suspects were taken into custody without further incident, police said.
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