A security guard who was at Hermosa Beach the night a group of teenagers illegally set off fireworks near a popular pier recalled how he tried to detain the…
Police said the teen accused of setting off the fireworks could face charges from a misdemeanor of lighting a firework in a public place to a felony assault with a deadly weapon.A group of teens on e-bikes injured several people Saturday evening when they shot fireworks near Pier Plaza, according to police.
It was a loud explosion. It hurt a lot of people's eardrums and a lot of it sprayed a lot of people in the face and including one of our customers,” said Beau Bowden, who was working security at Patrick Molloy’s when the group of teens lit the firework in front of the busy bars.A man was hit in the back of the head with a firework after a group of teenagers set them off in Hermosa Beach. Anastassia Olmos reports for the NBC4 News on June 9, 2024.
“An angry mob started to surround this young man," he said."I got in there, I grabbed a hold of them to let people know that, you know, it's under control.” By the time police arrived, Bowden said the teens were gone. However, two boys voluntarily returned and were detained, according to police. Because they weren't the ones who set off the fireworks, they were released to their parents.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
This comes just days after the city enacted an emergency ordinance giving officers more authority to crack down on e-bike violations and upping fines.It didn't seem to do much good, at least right away, because the kids were right back at it, their usual antics,” Bowden said, adding that he is very worried about the 4th of July holiday coming up.
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