An unauthorized fireworks display drew roughly 1,000 people to northern Buena Park on Saturday night, and it ended with three arrests, a bomb squad callout and a car full of hardware nobody expected to find. Police say the stop of one suspected vehicle turned up fireworks, loaded handguns and a container holding a fireworks explosive device.
According to NBC Los Angeles, officers were called to an area near Dolly Avenue and Desman Road at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after reports of a crowd gathering around fireworks. The Buena Park Police Department said the gathering also caused traffic problems in the area.
A sergeant then stopped a car that was suspected of having taken part in the incident. Three people who were in that car were arrested in connection with the case.
What Police Say Was Inside the Car
The station’s report says officials found two loaded handguns, fireworks and a container with a fireworks explosive device inside the vehicle. A separate account from New Santa Ana describes police-released video showing two semi-automatic handguns and a revolver-style handgun, plus ammunition magazines, commercial-grade fireworks and the suspected explosive device…