San Diego, CA- Beach Riot 09-03-07

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Date: 09-03-07

Time: 1700hrs

Location: Pacific Beach- Mission X Reed

Departments: San Diego PD

Description: PD responded to a fight on beach and were turned on by approx. 100 people. See text below.

Writer: Truck4

Links:

http://www.cbs8.com/stories/story.101665.html

"At least 16 people are arrested after riot police are called in Monday to control an unruly crowd at Pacific Beach in San Diego, officials said.

Witnesses said the problems started just after 5 p.m. when two police officers on four-wheel all-terrain vehicles tried to break up a fight on the beach near the intersection of Mission Avenue and Reed Street. Some beachgoers tried to push one of the ATVs into the ocean. The officers called for backup after the crowd began growing and becoming more rowdy, police said.

Witnesses said at least 100 people began fighting on the beach. About 70 officers converged on the scene, including a contingent of about a dozen officers in riot gear. Some people in the crowd began pelting officers with cans and bottles, police said. Officers responded by firing pepper balls at the crowd. Police arrested more than a dozen people and cleared the area and also blocked traffic on Mission Avenue between Reed and Pacific Beach.

It took officers about 90 minutes to bring the situation under control.

One beachgoer was treated for minor injuries. One police officer suffered a twisted knee."