[UPDATED] Instagram ‘Beach Takeover’ post draws hundreds to Hermosa Beach
by Laura Garber An estimated 400 to 500 teens responded to an Instagram post announcing a “Beach Takeover” party in Hermosa Beach on Friday, April 3. The post called for students from Torrance, Palos Verdes, Compton, Santa Monica and other South Bay cities to join for a day of “music, drinks, football and boxing.” The gathering began in the early afternoon and was broken up by police by early evening. The social media post for Hermosa Beach’s Beach Takeover event. HBPD blared sirens from their vehicles on The Strand and the beach to disperse the crowd. Police Chief Landon Phillips said the sirens and loud speakers were used to get the teens attention and encourage them to return to their vehicles. Despite the earsplitting noise, many of the teens lingered for selfies with the police vehicles. Teens pose for selfies in front of an HBPD patrol vehicle before leaving the “Beach Takeover” event Friday Night. Residents were warned on Friday via HBPD social media posts and through Alert South Bay to avoid 22nd Street and the beach. Police from Redondo and Manhattan Beach aided Hermosa Beach police in controlling the crowd. Redondo Beach Police aided HBPD with drone operations. “We…
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