Report Of A Gunman On The Pier Causes Scare, 2 Arrested

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.

Both suspects were taken into custody without further incident, police said.

City News Service