Criminal Law
An Illegal Gathering of 2,500 People in California Led to Violence and Vandalism
A social media post telling people to show up to a party in Huntington Beach led to the unlawful assembly of more than 2,500 people, police said.
Police in the Southern California city said they knew about the post and made preparations, but the crowd became “unruly” Saturday night — prompting the declaration of an unlawful assembly.
“The initial crowd at the beach grew in size and moved to the downtown area where it was estimated to be over 2,500,” the Huntington Beach Police Department said in a statement.
