Seven men were arrested on various charges after allegedly harassing a Black family on Independence Day at a beach in Lincoln City, Oregon, police said.
According to the police report, the men were part of a group who taunted a Black family the night before “by yelling racial slurs at them, insulting them and using Nazi salutes towards them” as they were trying to enjoy the holiday at the beach.
Authorities said cops had been called to the beach initially after receiving a report about the same group shooting illegal fireworks and causing a disturbance. Upon their arrival, the “highly intoxicated group” began to surround the responding officers, the office also said on its Facebook page.
During the incident, the agency said officers at the scene were able to form “a line between the group of white persons and the black family allowing the black family to safely leave the beach and return to their room.”
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“During this time several in the group of white persons continued to taunt the officers, trying to challenge them to fight. Other members from the group of white persons then began shooting off multiple large illegal aerial fireworks in front of the officers,” the department continued.
“After several more officers arrived on scene, they moved in on the confrontational and highly intoxicated group and began placing them under arrest for a variety of criminal charges,” the office added.
The agency said the seven men, between the ages of 22 and 45, were arrested and charged with “Riot, Interfering with Police, Disorderly Conduct II, Harassment, Possession of Illegal Fireworks, and Offensive Littering.”
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