07.04.2026 | 10:00 PM | NEWPORT BEACH – A Fourth of July celebration devolved into chaos Saturday night near a Pavilions grocery store on West Balboa Boulevard, drawing a massive multi-agency police response after crowds turned rowdy, with vandalism, illegal fireworks, fist fights, and multiple arrests reported.
Officers responded to the 3100 block of West Balboa Boulevard after revelers began stealing items and hurling them at the front of the store. The situation escalated and police issued a “999” — an officer needs help call — prompting at least a hundred officers from surrounding agencies to converge on the location…