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| Half of the Newport Beach 4th of July rioters call a surprising location home |
| 2026-07-09 |
| [NYP] Of the 353 people detained during the Independence Day disorder, just 10 were Newport Beach residents, according to police. Others traveled from Nevada, Utah, Texas, Florida and other states, with citations reaching as far away as Canada and the Netherlands. The Newport Beach Police Association blamed a social media-driven gathering it called an alleged “TikTok Takeover” for drawing the crowd. The association president declined to provide additional details. City Manager Seimone Jurjis said officials were still trying to determine exactly what attracted the massive crowd, including whether social media influencers or people looking to ignore the city’s “Not in Newport” campaign played a role. Newport Beach Councilmember Erik Weigand said the newly released numbers backed up concerns that social media helped fuel the chaos. “This data clearly backs up the TikTok narrative,” he told The Orange County Register. “These kids were incited by social media, interested in coming to cause trouble or at least go crazy. I don’t think it was necessarily alcohol-fueled.” Weigand said the number of minors and people between 18 and 22 years old stood out, saying the incident was unlike the typical alcohol-related problems the city has experienced during past Fourth of July celebrations. |
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