COSTA MESA : 4 Juveniles Arrested in Fake Gun Incident
Four juveniles in a pickup truck were arrested Wednesday after they threatened a motorist with a fake handgun in front of an elementary school on California Street, Costa Mesa police said.
The female motorist, whom police did not identify, said the truck was being driven erratically and jumped a curb near a sidewalk filled with students leaving TeWinkle Elementary School, Sgt. John Pherrin said. No one was injured.
As the motorist attempted to get the truck’s license number, Pherrin said, the youths brandished “what looked like a real weapon” and then they drove off.
The woman notified police and gave a description of the truck, its occupants and license number, he said.
Patrol Officer Michael Sawaya, who spotted the truck, pulled it over into the parking lot of a restaurant near Victoria Street and Harbor Boulevard and was quickly joined by four other police cars.
Pherrin said a knife, wooden club, and a fake gun were found in the truck.
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